My work began as a volunteer in refugee settlements in Uganda, where I witnessed firsthand how conflict and displacement disproportionately affects women and girls. This exposure led me to pursue a Bachelor’s in international relations with a concentration in Peace and conflict at the United States International University-Africa (USIU, Nairobi, Kenya), seeking to understand the systemic nature of these injustices.

It was during this time that I immersed myself in feminist literature, which provided a powerful lens for my advocacy. My academic understanding merged with a powerful national moment, Uganda's own #MeToo movement. Recognising this critical opportunity, I joined with other young feminists to start a movement that grew into a formal organisation. Today, we provide comprehensive, victim-focused care for victims of sexual violence. 

Feminist diplomacy must be a transformative practice that redistributes power. I have come to understand that while frontline work saves lives, transformative policy builds the world in which those lives can truly flourish, and this is precisely why I chose to come to Sciences Po under the International Governance and Diplomacy programme. I am here to master the craft of policy creation, to transition from responding to systemic failures to actively redesigning the system itself. For me, this is the core of feminist diplomacy. It is not about making statements and shaking hands but about building the very infrastructure for justice.

The most impactful aspect of the 4th Ministerial conference on feminist foreign policy was its intentional design which fostered direct interaction between civil society and decision makers by having them in the same space. It is in these raw, unmediated exchanges that true understanding is forged. Having grassroots organisers like me in the room is crucial because we bridge the abstract and the reality. We were there to remind decision makers that behind every statistic, every report, and every line item in a budget, there are real people whose lives are altered by their simple stroke of a pen.