Naome Wandera

Naome Wandera is Deputy Director for Africa at the International Center for Research on Women based out of the Uganda Regional Office where she provides program oversight and strategic direction. With over 20 years experience, she leads gender equity-focused research on health, economic opportunity and security, and equitable socio norms and power dynamics. Trained Economist and Demographer, Naome co-leads a global COVID-19 policy study in Uganda, Kenya, India and studies efficacy of solutions to prevent child sexual abuse. A global award winner for the 2017 World Bank Group’s Development Marketplace for innovation, she co-led developing measures for technology-facilitated gender-based violence.