Ngcimezile Mbano-Mweso

Ngcimezile Mbano-Mweso is a Malawian legal academic and gender justice advocate. She serves as a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Public Law and Clinical Legal Education Department at the University of Malawi's School of Law.

Education

Mbano-Mweso holds a Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of the Western Cape, a Master of Laws (LLM) in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa from the University of Pretoria, and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) from the University of Malawi.

Work

She is the coordinator of the Gender Justice Clinic at the University of Malawi, which offers legal aid, policy advocacy, and community education to promote gender equality. Her research work centers on gender, governance, and climate justice. In 2024, Mbano-Mweso received the Ramboll Foundation Award for her research on environmental justice in carbon sequestration projects in Malawi.

Publication

Ngcimezile has authored publications including: Domestic and Regional Environmental Laws and Policies in Africa.