Victoria Nyanjura

Victoria Nyanjura (born circa 1982) is a Ugandan community activist, who is the founder of Women in Action for Women (WAW), a Ugandan-based non-governmental organization, that attempts to improve the lives of young people and women through vocational training, business education and guidance in accessing community and government services.

Background and education Nyanjura was born in Oyam District, in the Lango sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. She attended primary school locally. She obtained her High School Diploma from St. Mary's College Aboke, in Kole District.

Her first degree, a Bachelor of Development Studies, was obtained from Kyambogo University, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. As of February 2020, she is pursuing a Master of Global Affairs, specializing in International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation, awarded by Uganda Management Institute, also in Kampala. She has also worked at International Justice Mission, another NGO, focused on protecting Ugandan widows on property ownership.