South Sudanese Youth Agency in a Time of COVID-19: Insights on Youth, Leadership & The Opportunity of Crisis

Ms Maggie LoWilla is the Fellowships Coordinator at the African Leadership Centre (ALC). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business Studies from the Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia, is an alumnus of the ALC Peace, Security and Development Early Career Fellowship and is currently the team lead of the ALC Working Group on South Sudan.

Ms Maggie has worked with civil society and non-governmental organisations in South Sudan, catalysing youth and women’s participation in peace and political processes at the intersection of the Women, Peace, and Security and Youth, Peace, and Security agendas. As a practitioner, researcher, and writer, Ms Maggie’s work challenges dominant narratives, spotlighting African stories grounded in lived experiences. Her research interests include: African Feminism(s), Feminist Security Studies, The State in South Sudan, Youth Agency and Political Resistance in Digital and Creative Spaces.