Dr Salome Mbugua is a researcher, gender equality activist and human rights advocate. She is the founder and former CEO of AkiDwA -The Migrant Women’s Network and has over 20 years’ experience of working with under-represented groups in particular women, children, and the youth, in Europe, Africa and internationally. Since 2015 she has been supporting the development of Wezesha, an African Diaspora led development organisation supporting women and children who are affected, or are likely to be affected by conflicts, violence, war and poverty, with piloting projects in Kenya and the DRC. Salome is the chairperson of European Network of Migrant Women and sits on the EU Expert group on Economic Migration.