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Hon. Neema Lugangira

Hon. Lugangira is a Tanzanian politician and currently serves as a Member of Parliament (Special Seat). As a Legislator, she has prioritized nutrition, community health and digital inclusion as her agenda. 

 

In Parliament Hon. Lugangira has managed to establish three initiatives aligned to her agenda: MP Champions for Food Safety, MP Champions for Global Health and MP Champions for Digital Rights. 

She is also the Founder of two NGOs; Agri Thamani, which is focused on ending malnutrition in Tanzania; and Omuka Hub, which is focused on digital inclusion in peripheral regions. Omuka Hub also champions digital health, open data, digital rights, digital advocacy and internet safety with special focus on online gender-based violence against women in politics.

Internationally, Hon. Lugangira is a Member of the International Parliamentary Network on Education (IPNED), and the UNITE – Global Parliamentarians Network to End Infectious Diseases.

She also serves as the co-chair of Global Parliamentary Group to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases, and WSIS Gender Trendsetter for Advancing Digital Gender Inclusion.