Hon. Neema Lugangira is a dedicated and influential Member of Parliament in Tanzania, recognized for her extensive experience and successful track record in championing policy advocacy and legislative reforms across various sectors. She is the founder of two impactful NGOs in Tanzania: Agri Thamani, which is committed to ending malnutrition, addressing climate action, and hosting the World Food Forum Tanzania Chapter; and Omuka Hub, focused on accelerating digital development, combating online violence against women in politics, and hosting. She is also the Founding Chair of the African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance (APNIG), of which is the Founding Chair.and the Founding Vice Chair of the African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN).

Internationally, Hon. Lugangira holds several prominent positions. She serves as Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement; the Africa Representative to the Global Board of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF; Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Good Governance; and the Africa Representative to the Global Executive Board of the International Parliamentary Network on Education (IPNEd). She is also the Women Political Leaders Tanzania Ambassador, a member of the Women Parliamentarians Network on Foreign and Security Policy for Development under the Munich Security Conference, as well as had served Member of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum.

A notable advocate for nutrition, Hon. Lugangira has been instrumental in prioritizing nutrition as a national agenda, both before and during her tenure as a Member of Parliament. Her key achievements in this area include recognizing nutrition as a critical success factor for human capital development, ensuring nutrition is prioritized in the 2020-2025 election manifestos of three major political parties in Tanzania, supporting the Ministry of Agriculture in launching the National Nutrition-Sensitive Action Plan, and assisting the Ministry of Education in launching the National School Feeding Guidelines. Additionally, she has led Tanzania to join the School Meals Coalition and has mobilized fellow Parliamentarians in Tanzania and across Africa to prioritize nutrition in their advocacy efforts, and under her capacity as the Vice Chair of the African Food Systems Parliamentary Network (AFSPaN), nutrition is a prioritized pillar.

A notable player in foreign policy, digital transformation, health and nutrition, her success track record includes advocacy efforts to address gender based violence endured by women in politics led to (1) Gender-Based Violence (including online) in Election be recognized as an Electoral Offence; and (2) Launch of the Rapid Online Support Fund for Women in Politics funded by USAID and hosted by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).