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Nuria Mshare is a passionate feminist leader who works to see a world where children, youth, and women can get their needs, engage in issues, and be heard. She is the current Tanzania In-Country Representative for the Malala Fund. She has policy analysis, advocacy, development programs, and strategic communications skills. Nuria has led campaigns on food and climate change, led youth leadership programs, and girls’ rights to education. She is an active member of the Africa Women Leadership Network (AWLN). In addition, she serves on the boards of Tanzania Youth Vision Association (TYVA) and Amref Health Africa in Tanzania.

Nasim Losai is a development practitioner with vast experience in grant making, gender and development, project design and management, resource mobilization and philanthropy, and strategic planning. She has conducted research and consultancies on the state of the state of civil society organizations in Tanzania, natural resource management, gender and development, child nutrition, and HIV/AIDS impact on food security. Nasim worked with Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP) in the Gender Training Institute. Nasim currently serves as the Business Development and Partnerships Manager at the Foundation for Civil Society.

Feminist activist, scholar, and political scientist, Prof. Ruth Meena has dedicated her life’s work to demonstrating the importance of women in development; particularly in political participation and leadership. While at the University of Dar es Salaam, Prof. Meena introduced the first course in gender and politics, and over her long-standing career has founded several organizations including Envirocare, TAMWA, TAWLA, and ESRF. She has published works on women’s political leadership, Tanzania’s foreign policy history, and constitutionalism.