Uganda LAWA Fellow 1999-2000 L.L.B., Makerere University Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center, Uganda L.L.M., Georgetown University Law Center Operations Officer (Justice, Law and Order, Public Sector Reform) Delegation of the European Commission in Uganda Crested Towers Building, 15 th Floor P.O. Box 5244 Kampala , Uganda Email: emma.ssali@cec.eu.int

Affiliations: FIDA-U LAW-U AWOFS

Profile:

Ms. Namuli currently offers free legal advice through two major organizations: the AIDS Widows, Orphans and Family Support Organization (AWOFS) and the National Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

LAWA Experience:

Ms. Namuli completed her graduate thesis, entitled “Women and HIV/AIDS in Uganda,” on how laws and practices within marriage have contributed to the problem in Uganda. During her Fellowship she attended the prestigious Georgetown Leadership Seminar, an invitation-only gathering of leaders from around the world that provided Emma with a full scholarship.

For her fellowship internship, Ms. Namuli spent six months working at Whitman-Walker, leading HIV/AIDS legal services provider in the Washington Area.

Other Work Experience:

Prior to LAWA, Ms. Namuli operated as a FIDA-U staff attorney and worked for the Uganda Association of Women Lawyers for several years as a legal officer. Following her fellowship, she joined Law and Advocacy for Women in UGANDA (Law-U).

In 2002, Ms. Namuli became Project Manager for the Juvenile Justice Project, a division of Save the Children. In 2003 began a position of Operations Officer in the Justice, Law and Order and Public Sector Reform Division at the Delegation of the European Commission in Uganda.

Recognition:

In 2001 Emma was nominated for the Reebok Human Rights Award for her research and advocacy work with women with HIV/AIDS.

Publications:

“Women and HIV/AIDS in Uganda,” in Reproductive Health, Women’s Subordination, and HIV/Aids.