Stella Nansikombi Makubuya

Stella Nansikombi Mukasa Makubuya (née Stella Nansikombi), (11 November 1967 – 5 September 2018), was a Ugandan human-rights lawyer, and women's rights activist who served as the Regional Director for Africa at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW).

Early life and education She was born to the late Dorcus Naluzze Mukasa and Peter Mukasa, on 11 November 1967, in the Buganda Region of Uganda. She attended Gayaza Junior School and then Gayaza High School, where she obtained her High School Diploma.

She served as an advisor to several governments, national and international NGOs and development agencies, including Nnabagereka Development Foundation. She also served as Chair and Vice Chair on the boards of Akina Mama wa Afrika, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), ActionAid Uganda and Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA).