Faustine Wabwire
Ms. Faustine Wabwire is Bread for the World Institute’s Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Advisor, based in Washington, DC. Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it. The Institute educates U.S. policymakers, opinion leaders, and the public about hunger and poverty in the United States and abroad.
Ms. Wabwire has testified before the Congressional House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Human Rights, and International Organizations. At the Institute, Ms. Wabwire provides policy leadership on issues including climate change, bridging the humanitarian-development divide, the need for strong institutions and local capacity to address hunger and poverty, and the role of effective U.S., partner countries, and multilateral assistance in providing solutions.
Ms. Wabwire served on the Reading Committee for President Obama’s Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, a program that mentors dynamic young African leaders on leadership. In 2017, she was selected to the Advisory Committee of the Queen’s Young Leaders Program. Ms. Wabwire contributes to USAID’s Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, is a member of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Civil Society Board, among other taskforces. Ms. Wabwire represents the organization at high-level forums including the annual World Food Prize Laureate Lecture series and as Faculty at the Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, Iowa. She is a regular commentator on Voice of America, where she has shared her expertise on issues affecting sub-Saharan Africa. A native of Kenya, she brings first-hand experience to her global policy portfolio.
Prior to joining Bread for the World Institute, Ms. Wabwire held several positions in academia, research, and international development—at the national, regional, and global levels. She holds Master’s degrees in Development Management (from Ruhr University, Germany), Development Studies (from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa), and Intercultural Service, Leadership and Management (from SIT Graduate Institute, Vermont, USA). She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Moi University, Kenya. Ms. Wabwire has work experience in Africa, Europe, and the United States. She speaks Kiswahili, English, and some French.
