Pauline Mukanza is a former Advocacy and Communications Programme Associate at the World YWCA, currently a board member of the European YWCA and acts as an advisor for the YWCA of Great Britain. She holds a Masters in Gender and International Relations with a professional background of gender, diversity and communications. Pauline has lived and worked in Sweden, England, Uganda, Lithuania and Switzerland. She is a keen Afro-Feminist who campaigns, run workshops, speak at events, and lobby decision makers on a range of issues affecting young women – with a particular interest in SGBV, SRHR, heritage, womanhood, intersection and popular culture.