Maria Malomalo is a pan-African feminist with more than 14 years of experience in women’s rights, adolescent programming and action research. Currently, she leads research for the global youth- powered agency Restless Development and is the co-author of the organisation’s annual State of Youth Civil Society report. She is the founder of Mwana Pwo, an NGO focusing on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. She is also an advisor for Urgent Action Fund Africa, a feminist funding organisation, and a member of the African Feminist Network for Communication and Development.