Nashiba Nakabira

Nashiba Nakabira is a Ugandan peacebuilding practitioner and youth development professional. She is known for her work in youth empowerment, gender mainstreaming, and community-based approaches to preventing violent extremism.

Early life and education Nakabira holds a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies from Makerere University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Kyambogo University. Her academic work has focused on issues related to peacebuilding, governance, and social development.

Career She is serving as the African Union Youth Ambassador for Peace (AYAP) for the East African region. She is a co-founder of the Sisters for Peace Initiative (SPI), a women-led non-profit organization focused on peacebuilding and preventing violent extremism. She serves as Head of Programs at SPI, where she oversees program implementation and organizational activities.