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