Joaninne Nanyange

Joaninne Nanyange (she/they) is an attorney with over 12 years of leadership experience in the field of sexual health and rights. Her legal background spans grassroots legal advocacy to global grantmaking, giving her a unique perspective on the needs of the movements AJWS supports. As the Director of AJWS’s Sexual Health and Rights team, Joaninne leads a portfolio of eight countries, supporting grassroots movements advancing the rights of women, girls and LGBTQI+ communities. She manages program strategy development and implementation, represents AJWS in global sexual health and rights spaces and collaborates across divisions to elevate AJWS’s impact in advancing sexual health and rights around the world. At AJWS, she has developed and implemented SHR strategies in Uganda, Kenya and Liberia, and has been a key contributor to our DEIRJ, feminist and accompaniment working groups. She is also widely recognized as a trusted thought leader in the African sexual health and rights landscape.