Ms Diana NABIRUMA

Senior programme and communications officer, Africa Institute for Energy Governance

Ms. Diana Nabiruma works at Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), a non-profit organisation that is based in Uganda. AFIEGO works with partners from across the African continent to promote citizen participation in natural resource governance. For several years now, the organisation has worked with its partners to build a grassroots movement that is protecting transboundary ecosensitive areas in the Albertine Rift from extractive risks and threats. Ms. Nabiruma, who has been trained in communication and public policy advocacy, is a passionate women rights advocate. She also campaigns for a conducive civic space for environmental and human rights defenders in Uganda and across Africa.