Meet Nabbaale Tracy from Uganda. Our last (but by no means least) feature for the third cohort is Ms Nabbaale Tracy. Currently hosted at the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT), Tracy is excited to be involved with an organization that uses litigation and research to promote and…

Meet Ruth Khanalli Ogola from Kenya. Ruth, who self-identifies as an extrovert, is currently hosted at the Katiba Institute; Kenya’s foremost public interest litigation outfit. At Katiba where she pursues her practicum, Ruth is coming to terms with what perfect delivery and successful public interest litigation looks like. She is…

Meet Namugga Aisha from Uganda. Namugga is currently placed at Earth and Rights Initiative for her practicum, an experience that has been deeply humbling for her. Until her practicum, Namugga believed that she would always get exactly what she wanted in her line of work, because her intentions were pure…

We are answering the most frequently asked question that we get through this third entry of our 4-part series. This month, we feature Najib Kasole, graduate of the second cohort of the training programme. Najib currently works with the Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda as a Legal Officer — Complaints…

Meet Miriam Elisha Kassedy from Tanzania. Miriam is currently hosted at the Legal and Human Rights Centre (Arusha office) for the practicum, and has been learning quite a number of things, including legal drafting. Miriam’s project is on challenging the constitutionality of Section 169A of the Penal Code of Tanzania which criminalizes female genital mutilation to young girls (below the age of eighteen). In Miriam’s view, this section of the law fails to protect women who are eighteen years or older against the inhumane act of female genital mutilation. Through her project, Miriam hopes that the law will be amended to protect all women against female genital mutilation, regardless of their age.

Meet Lilian Olivia Orero from Kenya. Lilian is currently hosted at the Katiba Institute in Kenya for her practicum which she says has provided her with the necessary intellectual tools in public interest litigation, research and community outreach. Lilian has received encouragement as she learns, re-learns and unlearns some concepts…

Meet Leah Aoko from Kenya. Leah is currently hosted at Kituo cha Sheria, and she shares that the experience does not compare to any other because of the level of exposure that she has had in working on public interest law projects, which has been eye-opening and highly informative. For…

We are answering the most frequently asked question that we get through this second entry of our 4-part series. Today we feature Ms. Everlyn Kavenge Muendo, graduate of Cohort 1 of the training programme. Everlyn is currently working at the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) as a Policy Assistant, Tax…

Meet Kimbugwe Conrad Jeremy from Uganda. Conrad is currently hosted at the Refugee Law Project (RLP). He shares that the practicum experience at RLP has been exciting and in a way breathed life into his professional career. Conrad’s mentor has worked tirelessly to ensure that he is comfortable at RLP…