Speakers

Anna Tazita Samuel is a renowned South Sudanese child and women's rights activist. She is a graduate of Procurement and Logistics from Uganda Christian University and pursuing her Master's in Business Administration in Health Care Management from Regent Business School, South Africa. She left her job in 2018 and started working towards eradicating all forms of injustices against women and children in the communities of South Sudan. She is the founder and Executive Director of Women for Change (WFC), a nonprofit organization dedicated towards eradication of all kinds of injustices and poverty against women and children. She is currently the Co-Chair of the localization working group under the SSNGO forum, her organization is the Co led of the National GBV AOR in South Sudan as a WRO, She is the Grand bargain National reference group (NRG) for South Sudan, she is the co-Chair of South Sudan START Network HUB. she started a campaign ‘Empower the Girl to Raise’ in 2021 to create awareness on women rights and the power of empowerment through life skills training. She is the NGO Women Innovative Initiative Award Winner 2019 for her efforts in empowering women with life skills. She is a WIA54 Laureate for South Sudan in 2020.  She is a gender and entrepreneur expert. She serves as the chairperson BOD in two Successful local organizations that are being formed by South Sudan Youth. She features in both local, regional and global platforms, which gives her vast experience of working with different kinds of individuals in society. She is a reliable and approachable leader who is also a mentor to many women and men across the nation.