OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Hanifa Nakiryowa is the CERESAV President.  She is currently an H. J. Heinz fellow in the Master of International Development program at University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA.)  Her work focuses on addressing gender-related challenges facing women and children in institutionally oppressive societies.  Prior to joining GSPIA, Hanifa completed a master’s degree in economics at the University of Nairobi under the Collaborative Master’s Program sponsored by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).

Nasser Mubonde is the CERESAV Executive Legal Officer. 

Nasser Mubonde is a lawyer working with R. Nsubuga and Advocates. He is an astute knowledgeable lawyer and certified in accountancy. As a minority rights advocate and an acid attack violence survivor, he brings on board a good legal background to excel at his position and real-life acid attack experience to contextualize CERESAV’s vision in a more practical way.

OUR TEAM

Sharifah Kibirango is the CERESAV Uganda Programs manager. Sharifah has worked at national level implementing projects on, governance, livelihood and employment, HIV/AIDs, Gender, Sexual Reproductive Health, entrepreneurship and environmental conservation. She is a member of the Network for active citizen, Girls not Bride Uganda and Coalition for action on 1325. Sharifah holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from the Islamic University in Uganda, and also a certified trainer in Cyber Security from the Collaboration on International ICT policy for Eastern and Southern Africa (CIPESA).

Shalitah Kyomuhendo is the CERESAV Survivor ambassador in the UK: Attacked in the 1990s, Shalitah is one of the very first acid attack violence survivors in the early stages of this problem. She is a trained motivational speaker and a psychosocial support counselor working to promote building resilience among acid attack violence survivors.