Resty Magezi Kyomukama

Resty Magezi Kyomukama is a researcher currently pursuing a PhD at the Institute of Gender and Development Studies, Makerere University. Her doctoral research focuses on gender, climate and the psychosocial wellbeing of youth affected by climate-induced migration in Mbale and Mbarara cities, Uganda. Her PhD is supported by the Cities of Youth Project (2024–2028), funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA). Kyomukama holds a strong academic background, including a Master of Arts in Development Studies with a specialization in Gender and Human Rights from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands and a Master of Social Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Kampala International University, Uganda. Her professional experience spans over 15 years, working in both development and complex humanitarian contexts across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, including countries such as Uganda, India, Israel, South Sudan and Rwanda. She has held various leadership roles, including Director of Programs and later Deputy Executive Director at the Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC), Head of Programs at IsraAID and Partnerships Coordinator at Simbi Foundation. She is also the co-founder of Little Light Children Centre Uganda, an organization dedicated to providing educational opportunities for children and youth living in slums.

Throughout her career, Kyomukama has collaborated with a wide range of academic and international organizations, including IsraAID, Simbi Foundation, Apne Aap Women’s Collective (India), Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) – Makerere University, ISS – The Hague, Gulu University (Uganda), and Little Light Children Centre Uganda. Her work has been supported by both UN and non-UN donor agencies such as UNHCR, BPRM, MASHAV, American Jewish World Service (AJWS), Global Fund for Women, ECHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UN Women, PEPFAR, PSI, UNDP, UNFPA, SAAF, Act Church of Sweden and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her expertise lies in advancing gender-transformative programming, women’s and youth rights and implementing gender-sensitive interventions that serve populations facing multiple and intersecting vulnerabilities. Her work combines research, advocacy and capacity strengthening of grassroots actors, rights holders and duty bearers to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of marginalized communities in both development and humanitarian settings.