Abel Mwebembezi, PhD
SMART Africa Implementation Partner, Executive Director of Reach the Youth-Uganda
Mr. Mwebembezi has worked on several implementation projects including managing a UNFPA grant supporting more than 12 NGOs implementing reproductive health and HIV/AIDS projects, coordinating the Advocacy Project for reproductive health and HIV/AIDS under the African Youth Alliance program, and managing multiple child sponsorship education programs. Mr. Mwebembezi also served as a Planning Officer with the UN Peace Keeping Mission at the UN African Union Mission in Darfur. He has also been an implementation partner on several NIH-funded research projects (PI, Dr. Fred Ssewamala) testing asset-based economic empowerment interventions for youth impacted by poverty and HIV/AIDS.