Mokua Makori

Mokua holds a B.S. in Sociology with a minor in Africana Studies. During her undergraduate studies, she was a Benjamin Gilman scholar, where she studied abroad at the University of Ghana. She also interned at a local nonprofit where she co-led a mentorship program enhancing leadership skills to primary-aged girls in the Okponglo region (an under-resourced community in Accra).

She recently graduated with an M.A. in Cross-Cultural Global Studies, with her master’s capstone focusing on large-scale land acquisitions affecting customary land tenure in Ghana. Additionally, she authored a research report on health and human rights in the Atewa region of Ghana. She is passionate about community-centered work, particularly within the African context, and how that can be used to further justice.

Mokua began her role as Research Fellow in the summer of 2025. She hopes to gain more experience advancing human rights through advocacy and policy within sub-Saharan Africa.