Mumbi Namwawa
Mumbi is a Political and International Relations specialist with extensive experience working within Zambia’s political environment, focusing on empowering young people and women. Her work spans elections, democracy, policy analysis, research, and advocacy, with a strong commitment to gender equality and human rights. She currently serves as the Civic Participation Officer for ActionAid Zambia and is the founder of Polity Track, an initiative dedicated to monitoring democracy, supporting elections, providing political and policy guidance to young and women politicians, and offering informed political analysis in Zambia. She envisions a future where democracy evolves beyond outdated structures, allowing a new generation to rebuild and shape it to meet the demands of a society free from colonial and patriarchal legacies.
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