International Confederation of Midwives

FARIDAH LUYIGA

Advocacy Lead

SECRETARIAT

Ms. Faridah Luyiga Mwanje is the Advocacy Lead at the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), based in Kampala, Uganda. She is an advocate and communicator for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with over 15 years of experience. She has worked with a range of stakeholders across the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (SRMNCAH) continuum. Faridah has coordinated multi-country campaigns, demonstrated advocacy successes resulting in policy change, and built multi-sectorial partnerships at various levels. She has been a leader and content advisor on self-care in Uganda and globally through her participation in the Self-Care advocacy roadmap kick-off consultation in Washington, D.C., coordinated Uganda country consultative workshops that fed into the Self-Care Advocacy Roadmap, and contributed to the SCTG five-year strategy. Faridah has also worked with the Self-Care Expert Group on SRHR in Uganda.