Vincent Akamandisa is a gender advisor with ACDI/VOCA who has more than 25 years of experience addressing gender and development, human rights and HIV/AIDS issues in Zambia and sub-Sahara Africa. Akamandisa has served as an educator, practitioner, evaluator and advocate for gender issues through his experience working with rural groups of men, women and youths and collaborating with many different partners and stakeholders at different levels and in different sectors.