Clooney Foundation for Justice Announces 2025 Waging Justice for Women Fellows
Senamile Madlala
Senamile Madlala is serving her fellowship with the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA). Her expertise includes constitutional law, international law, social activism, strategic and impact litigation, with a focus on applying a feminist and intersectional lens. She began her legal career at the Women’s Legal Centre, working on issues ranging from relationship equality…
Sheryl Kunaka
Sheryl Kunaka is serving her fellowship with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria. Her expertise spans refugee rights and international refugee law, and she has actively contributed to legal and advocacy work through NGOs that support women and marginalized communities. Sheryl previously served as a legal fellow with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Sheryl holds an LLB and LLM (in Human Rights Law) from the…
Fatoumatta Bintou Sanyang
Fatoumatta Bintou Sanyang is serving her fellowship with Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia (FLAG). As an active member of FLAG’s Legal Aid Clinic, Fatoumatta has assisted several women and girls fight for their legal rights in The Gambia’s courts. Over the years, she has built expertise in laws affecting women and children’s rights. She…
Husna Zacharia
Husna Ahmed Zacharia is serving her fellowship with the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU). She specializes in the intersection of corporate law, trade, and investment and brings a depth of experience honed through impactful roles, including her work at Afreximbank on various financial transactions and continent-wide initiatives like the Intra-African Trade Fair 2023. Husna has also practiced with several prominent…
Tonthozo Saukila
Tonthozo Saukila is serving her fellowship with the Women Lawyers Association (WLA) in Malawi. Her passion for women’s rights and access to justice has been a driving force throughout her academic and professional endeavors, and she is excited to nurture this passion through the fellowship. Tonthozo holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Rhodes University in South Africa, and a Master…
Francess Gegbai
Francess Gegbai is serving her fellowship with AdvocAid. Frances specializes in leadership, gender justice and equality for women and girls, and advocating for the rights of vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities and youths. Francess holds a Degree in Law (LLB) from the University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College, completed her Bar at the Sierra Leone…
Peteryna Jah-Kanneh
Peteryna J. Jah-Kanneh is currently serving her fellowship with the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL). Though specializing in corporate law, Peteryna has availed herself to provide legal representation for women ranging from domestic issues, custody of children, and provision of financial support. Peteryna received her LLB degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia.…
Hope Gee Williams
Hope Gee Williams is serving her fellowship with the Centre for Human Rights, Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA). She is a Senior Legal Aid Advocate at the Malawi Legal Aid Bureau and the Country Coordinator for Fula Africa, addressing human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Additionally, Hope Gee co-founded Awake for Change, an organization dedicated to…
Betty Nkirote
Betty Nkirote is serving her fellowship with the Katiba Institute. She is an experienced legal researcher who uses her advocacy skills to represent victims of human rights violations. Betty’s experiences as a woman with a disability, coupled with the stigmatization that comes with having a disability, inspire her to promote sexual and reproductive health rights of women Betty received…