Professor Amandina LIHAMBA
Dean
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Amandina Lihamba is a professor in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the University of Dar-es-Salaam where she teaches, amongst other things, theatre practice and art for social mobilisation. She is a performer, director of stage and screen as well as a cultural activist. She has published plays and many articles on theatre, culture and politics, gender and communication.. She is co-founder of the national children theatre project and festival as well as the Tuseme programme that advocates for education for girls through the use of cultural communication. She has chaired national and regional organisations including The Tanzania Cultural Trust Fund, The East African Theatre Institute, The Tanzania Theatre Centre and the National Museums of Tanzania. She is also a member of numerous organisations and NGOs such as HakiElimu. Envirocare, and FAWE. She has been head of department, associate dean, dean and member of the University of Dar-es-Salaam Council.