Rashida Namulondo is the founder of The Sophie Muwanika Institute of art for change, a non-profit organisation that uses theatre for peace building, healing and rehabilitation for victims of trauma. Rashida is also a theatre-practitioner, actress and award-winning performance poet. Over the past eight years, she has dedicated herself to using the arts to promote peace and reconciliation in post conflict communities and communities vulnerable to conflict in Uganda. She is dedicated to building the capacity of communities in using performing arts to advocate for peace, foster collective healing and collective engagement against violent extremism. Examples of her work with the Sophie Muwanika Institute of Art for Change include the ‘Schools Theatre Festival for Peace’ and ‘Our Voices Arts Community Project.’

Participant in: August 2024 Fellowship: The Arts as a Tool for Peacebuilding