Peace Musiimenta is a lecturer at the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, Uganda, and holds a PhD in Gender Studies. She is an experienced gender analyst, mentor, trainer and researcher in women, gender and socioeconomic development issues (gender equality, equity and development; Gender Equity Budgeting; gender analysis and alternative transformative leadership) at both national and international levels. Peace is a GREAT mentor for the year-1 participant team “The Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders PEARL-1 Cassava Project.”