Victoria Leonard

Alumni Update:

Victoria lives in Dar es Salaam where she is completing her dissertation on fistula mental health in partnership with CCBRT, her PiAf host organization. She provides individual and group therapy to people with cancer and their loved ones. 

Fellow Bio:

Victoria is from Narragansett, Rhode Island. She received her B.A. from Brown University in Political Science and Religious Studies, where she graduated magna cum laude. At Brown, she concentrated on African-American religious strategies and women’s empowerment. Victoria also served as president of Partners in Health Engage at Brown, leading the group in organizing, advocating, and fundraising for health as a human right. She has conducted research on food security and import reliance in Senegal, worked with Ghanaian women to establish a sustainable water business as a Saha Global Field Representative, and traveled to South Africa to direct the Universal Promise Women’s Empowerment and Health Education Initiatives. Victoria is passionate about community-based health care and education as tools of empowerment. She loves practicing yoga, cooking, swimming, and singing along with Beyoncé. She is eager to explore Dar es Salaam and grateful for the opportunity to promote health equity alongside CCBRT.