Jackson Kaguri
2023 ALI Fellow

Twesigye Jackson Kaguri brings to ALI global thought leadership in human rights advocacy, education, youth, and holistic community development. He is the founder of Nyaka Inc., a nonprofit organization he founded in 2001 to tackle systemic inequalities, poverty, and hunger in his village of Nyakagyezi in southwest Uganda. Jackson has raised over $150 million for Nyaka to provide free education and healthcare to 86,000 AIDS orphans and vulnerable children. To foster sustainable economic empowerment, Nyaka provides micro-loans and entrepreneurial training for the 20,000 grandmothers who look after the children. He is board member of Global Giving, an international award winner and author of seven books, has been named CNN Hero of the Year, Heifer Hero, Global Citizen, and Power of One by Time Magazine.