Hasifa Naluyiga

To be a focused and result oriented person ready to work to attain results.

Visionary leader adept at driving engagement, fundraising, and partnerships with governments, foundations, bi-laterals, and multilaterals. A gender specialist with 20 years’ experience in advocacy, communication and partnership building. Led the advocacy that translated into increase in Family planning commodities up to $2m and the establishment of the alternative distribution of Family planning commodities for civil society. Led the advocacy that led to inclusion of new FP commodities on the essential medicines list (Noregynon). Led the advocacy for tax exemption for family planning commodities and their classification as medicines. Has managed community based programs for HIV/AIDS, Maternal and child health, Adolescent reproductive health programs, immunization, nutrition, gender and reproductive health, from the community home-based care perspective. Has led projects on Orphans and other Vulnerable Children care and support, monitoring & evaluation of programs and Proposal development skills, training and coaching skills in advocacy, gender and organizational assessment and development. Supported government in the development of the first National Community Health Strategy. Supported CSOs in designing activities on menstrual hygiene and advocacy for financing for menstrual kits by government. Hasifa is committed to quality performance and is both people and result oriented. She is conversant with strategic partnership building and maintenance, building impactful collaborations and managing stakeholders at all levels, community mobilization, empowerment and engagement that translates into policy change, resource allocation and accountability. Hasifa holds a master’s degree in Women and Gender Studies and a bachelor’s in education. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

• Gender, Disability and work in the urban informal sector: A case of Kampala City.(In partial fulfillment for a Masters Program in Gender Studies -Makerere University)
• A needs assessment on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive health among Muslim leaders (Carried out on behalf of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council Population Programme)
• The social economic impact of water hyphen on the people on the shores of Lake Victoria. (Makerere University)
• The impact of RH supplies shortage to people (carried for RHU for evidence based advocacy for Supplies)
• Immunization data to inform immunization program in Uganda (PATH)

• Dr. Diana Nambatya Nsubuga, Co-Chief Executive Officer, TIP Global Health, Rwanda Kigali, dianansubuga@gmail.com, 0772 779715
• Dr. George Upenytho, Commissioner Community Health, Ministry of Health, Upenytho.george@gmail.com, 0772 564798

• Abuja Conference for African Faith Based Organizations on Population and Development
• Conferences on Reproductive Health Supplies, London, Paris, Addis Ababa, Seattle and Kampala Uganda
• International Conferences on Family Planning, Research and Best Practices, Uganda, Addis Ababa and Dakar Senegal
• UHC conference held in Kigali Rwanda
• Online Community Health conferences for advocates and implementers