Mai Nambooze
Collaborative on Global Children's Issues
Mai Nambooze is a 2026 global fellow at the Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children's Issues and the national coordinator of the Association of Care Leavers Uganda (ACLU). She advances care reform, youth empowerment, and child protection initiatives, with expertise in alternative care, inclusive civic engagement, and amplifying the voices of care-experienced individuals.
- Leads the ACLU, providing strategic direction for programs supporting youth transitioning from institutional to family and independent life.
- Conducts research documenting care leavers’ experiences, integrating lived-experience voices into social work practice with Global Social Workforce and other national and international initiatives.
- Participated in the 2025 Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement, enhancing engagement with children and young people with disabilities.
- Completed Trauma-Free World training, strengthening trauma-informed approaches in social work and child protection.
- Collaborates with organizations like Child’s i Foundation and Catholic Relief Services on mental health, alternative care, and supported independent living initiatives.
- Facilitates participatory consultations with children and youth to ensure their voices shape programs and policies.
- Represents care leavers in national and global forums, advocating for inclusive care reform and youth leadership.