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Donald Kasongi

Donald is a researcher and policy analyst who has worked for more than 15
years on a range of intersectional issues in Africa. Based in Tanzania, he holds an
MA in governance and social policy and a Bachelor’s of Science in Forestry. He
has studied natural resource governance, water diplomacy, and gender equality
and social inclusion (GESI). He has worked on transboundary water resources
management, extractive industries, value chains, and trade and investments
policies. He served as secretary general at the Nile Basin Discourse until 2020.
He is currently consulting in design and M&E of complex humanitarian and
development programs in the Great Lakes Region.

Donald has a broad range of experience in gender mainstreaming in natural
resource management in Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes conducting a baseline
study on gender dynamics and designing gender-responsive programs in the
Great Lakes Region. In 2022, he contributed to a publication, “Gender and
Transboundary Water Governance,“ in collaboration with CIWA, for the IHE Delft
Institute. Donald is highly empathetic about the importance of integrating gender
equity considerations in water resources management.

The Male Champions for Women's Empowerment
initiative provides an opportunity to work together
as a community and to identify some innovative
ways to tackle challenges of gender inequality in
the transboundary water sphere.

Secretary general
Nile Basin Discourse