Cohort Year: 2024 Cohort

Dr. Mushomi brings over 15 years of research and policy development experience.  He holds a Doctoral of Philosophy in Population Studies from Makerere University, a Master of Philosophy in Demography (MPhil) from the Cairo Demographic Centre, an extraordinary graduate diploma degree in Population and Development from the Cairo Demographic Centre, a general diploma degree in Demography from the Cairo Demographic Centre and a Bachelors in Social Sciences with a bias in sociology from Makerere University.  He also has 16 years of university teaching, research, and policy practice experience in research, development and policy analysis. He has over forty-four (44) journal articles and book chapters as https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=John+Mushomi&btnG=.

He has trained with Johns Hopkins University on reproductive Health and Development as well as with the Global Health Institute in Population Health and Environment. He is a certified trainer and fellow Demographic Health Survey Analytics with ICF Macro Inc.

The most recent (2024) publication is an edited book titled Mobility, Identity and Conflict Resolution in Africa: Resources Belong to the People which he has edited and published by Springer: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-61745-4  and on population and climate change intersection https://austriaca.at/0xc1aa5572_0x003f5a27.pdf  . John is an editor for the Partners in Population and Development International e-Journal of South-South Cooperation in Population and Development and an associate editor for the International Journal of Educational Development in Africa. In addition to serving on the Union for African Population Scientists (UAPS) council representing Eastern and Horn of Africa, he is a founding vice president for the Population Scientists’ Association of Uganda. He has provided research and support services to ministries, departments, and agencies in East and Southern African countries in areas of research, and policy analysis.  faculty member at the Department of Population Studies at Makerere University. He also holds a research and Policy postdoctoral fellowship position with the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP).

Over the years, he has worked on various areas of demographics, including reproductive health, demographic dividends, migration, urbanization and development, and population policy and development. He has provided research and support services to ministries, departments, and agencies in East and Southern African countries in areas such as migration, demographic dividend, and research and policy analysis.

Dr. Sabastian RWENGABO is Political Scientist and Consultant in Fragility and Resilience Assessments (FRAs), Regionalism, Political Economy Analyses (PEAs), and Governance. He holds a PhD from the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he was Research Scholar, President’s Graduate Fellow, & Graduate Teacher; MA and BA (First Class) from Makerere University; is a member and twice Laureate of the Governance Institute of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), based in Dakar, Senegal; and completed the Oakseed Executive Leadership Course (OELC) and History Makers’ Training (HMT) from the Institute for National Transformation (INT). He has several other advanced trainings. Based at Centre for Basic Research (CBR), Kampala, Dr. Rwengabo has authored the book titled Security Cooperation in the East African Community (Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press, 2018); co-edited the book titled Peace, Democracy and Development in Africa (London: Adonis & Abbey, 2020); and many other peer-reviewed Publications. In addition to mentoring doctoral researchers in Africa, he currently provides consultancy services for local, regional ang international institutions.

Allen Asiimwe is a Leadership Development Associate at Civsource Africa. She holds a Masters of Gender and Women Studies from Makerere University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies from the University of Iceland. She is a social development professional with expertise in leadership development, grant management, wellness and wellbeing, organizational development, mentorship and coaching, and a deep passion for gender equality for over 10 years. Allen is committed to empowering individuals and communities to create lasting change. Through strategic leadership, effective grant management, holistic wellness programs, and organizational development initiatives, she drives positive impact, promote inclusivity, and advocate for gender equality to transform lives and build a more equitable society.

Alex possesses over 18 years’ experience in Talent Assessment and Management. He has partnered with clients to identify, develop and retain talent; optimizing talent acquisition and retention. His expertise spans in Administration of psychometric assessments; Conducting interviews; and Interpretation of outcomes to support hiring and talent development decisions. For the last 15 years he has leveraged this accumulated experience, knowledge and skill to provide individual job seekers with CV Writing and interview preparation support services tailored to take into account individual abilities, preferences, unique attributes and accumulated experiences. He has leveraged the same expertise to play an advisory and confidante role through confidential one-on-one engagements to build capacities, confidence and know-how in the job search process. His future is focused on disseminating all he has learned and accumulated over the past 18 years, where it is applicable. Now he is excited to share his expertise with a broader audience. It is his honor to present to support the Usisi Amandla Fellows.

Janet is a psychologist and mental health expert who holds a Masters in Psychology. She is a Co-founder and Executive Director at Safe Places a private treatment center for psychiatric and psychological disorders. She brings wide experience in supporting women in mental health support processes. Safe Places with her leadership will be providing psycho social support to the fellows during their learning time to enable effective mental health and stability.