Gatwech Nyoat is a fellow for the Southern and Eastern Africa Team at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in policy analysis and political change at the Kroc Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his coming to United States for graduate school, he worked for the United Nations Missions in South Sudan in the areas of rule of law and security sector reform. He has experiences in managing programs in peacebuilding, HIV/AIDS, women’s empowerment, youth and children. Gatwech has worked for international NGOs and local organizations funded by USAID/PEPFAR and Save the Children in both South Sudan and Ethiopia.