Tusuubira Sharifu is the Executive Director of the Uganda Sickle Cell Rescue Foundation, a non-governmental/non-profit organization that was formed with the aim of promoting awareness and sensitization to fight sickle cell disease in Uganda. Sharifu has over four years' experience advocating for people living with sickle cell disease as well as trying to address the associated social stigma around the disease. Sharifu lives with sickle cell and provides a firsthand narrative that addresses issues of care, behavior, stigma, and discrimination. He intends to champion case study research showing the gendered dynamics and interplay of how the disease affects men and women differently in both rural and urban settings. Sharifu plans to continue advocacy while engaging and inspiring communities to join in the fight against sickle cell disease and its associated stigma within their localities.