Summary
Mapalo Chasaya is a policy advocacy lead and seasoned youth activist from Lusaka with a decade of experience advancing children’s rights, gender equity, and sexual and reproductive health and rights through NGOs and international platforms. She designs and facilitates civic engagement and feminist leadership trainings, leads grassroots mobilization and digital advocacy campaigns, and creates safe spaces that build political confidence among young women. As a Lead(H)er Politics and Governance fellow and current core team member at Girls Gone Political, she blends practical movement-building with strategic policy advocacy to drive systems change. Mapalo’s work with Plan International, UNICEF Zambia’s Youth Media Hub, and YouLead Africa shows a rare mix of local organizing and international collaboration. She is known for turning participatory workshops into measurable advocacy outcomes and for mentoring peers into leadership roles. Fluent in public speaking, event planning, and project management, she brings contagious energy to efforts that translate youth voices into policy impact.
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LIUTEBM University