Rashida Namirembe, MSW

Rashida’s passion and interests are centered around working with families of children and youth experiencing mental health, HIV, and poverty. Her experience is a combination of hard work and training through working on various projects in different roles. This has continued to shape her commitment to the transformation and well-being of the population that she serves. She currently coordinates the M-Suubi Study, which applies a multi-level combined intervention to reduce the impact of HIV Stigma on HIV Treatment outcomes among adolescents living with HIV in Uganda. Prior to her current role, she was a deputy study coordinator for Kyaterekera, a study addressing sexual risk-taking behaviors among vulnerable women in Uganda. She completed her MSW from Washington University in Saint Louis in 2021, and her bachelor’s in social work and Social Administration from Uganda Christian University, Mukono, in 2012. Before joining Washington University, she worked as a Social Worker for Uganda Youth Development Link, UYDEL, an NGO that conducts health awareness campaigns, advocating and providing psychosocial support to sexually exploited adolescents on drugs in the slums of Kampala district.