Mwanamke na Uongozi (MnU) or Women in Leadership, is a non- governmental organisation founded in 2017 and officially registered on 14th January 2019 as a non-profit and non-partisan civil society organisation focused on comprehensive achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women and girls from the age of 12 and above.

MnU believes in equitable development which ensures women’s full and effective participation in development and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making. Since its establishment, Mwanamke na Uongozi (MnU) has conducted several community activities including a project in 10 villages of Mkuranga District, Pwani region which focused on the promotion of gender equality to empower women’s to have full and effective participation in leadership and decision making at the village levels.

Mwanamke na Uongozi (MnU) or Women and Leadership realised that young women face challenges in taking part in elections from the level of political parties to the country level (general election) simply because they lack confidence, skills, and training on how to overcome cultural barriers and patriarchal systems in government. This has influenced the low numbers of young women participating in political decision making bodies. The organisation empowers young women politicians to take part in the next elections hence increase the number of women in political decision making bodies. Nakata vikwazo, Nagombea is the title of this project in Kiswahili which loosely translates to ‘I am cutting down restrictions, I am vying’.

The project provides young women with the opportunities to meet with politically experienced women who mentor and provide them with practical solutions to address the challenges that they face as women leaders in their communities and how they could strategise for leadership roles in political, economic and social spaces. Mwanamke na Uongozi is committed to champion promotion of women rights in the communities and ensure gender equity and equality.