Annah Ashabah

Annah Ashaba also known as Ashanah is a feminist, human rights activist, writer, teacher and poet from Uganda. She is currently pursuing a MSc in Social Justice and Community Action at the University of Edinburgh. She trained as a teacher from Makerere University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Education (English Language and Literature in English). She has more than seven years experience in mobilisation, community engagement, organising and leadership. A feminist dissident knowledge creator working in multiple genres of academic writing, journalistic columns, poetry, short stories, social media commentary as well as activist advocacy writing, her work intersects civic engagement, governance, student activism, menstrual health advocacy, and women empowerment. She has written poems and articles about the state of affairs in Uganda. She is also a recipient of Feminist Africa’s research and publishing fellowship for the project on Violence, Gender and Power: Violence Against Women (2023-2025).