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Emily Wanja

Director of African ProgrammesSundance Institute

Biography

Emily Wanja uses storytelling to drive social change. She works in collaboration with organizations, people, and communities that believe a more just world is possible. She is an award-winning Impact producer for the campaign ‘We Can Fight Climate Change’ for the international feature documentary, ‘Thank you for the Rain’. In conjunction with Docubox, she has worked with policymakers across national and county governments, private stakeholders, funders, civil society, and communities, using film as a tool for advocacy. She’s on the Climate Justice Resilience Fund Advisory Council and on the Global Impact Producers Alliance Transitional Committee. She works at Doc Society as the Director of Africa Programmes.

Regional Focus

Eastern and Southern Africa