OUR FELLOWS
Dina Nabasumba’s father, an Anglican priest, has always reminded her to “live to leave a legacy” and that is what this enthusiastic young forestry researcher plans to do. “My father sacrificed to give my four siblings and me an education. He gave his best, and therefore I have decided to give my best to everything I do,” says Nabasumba, who studied hard to get a government scholarship to university.
She implemented all she learned and sold the surplus wood, which improved our standard of living compared to other families in our village, and it paid for our school fees and other needs,” recalls Nabasumba. “I saw trees in action, so to speak, and realized that they are an investment that brings short- and long-term returns, and I wanted to study them.
Field of Research
Focusing on developing agro-forestry innovations that will increase food security and household income while promoting environmental conservation.