Lobna Ahmed is a Senior Public Sector Specialist at the World Bank, based in Lusaka, Zambia. Lobna's work focuses on enhancing governance structures to bring accountability closer to the people, mainstreaming citizen engagement in project cycles and budgeting processes, and tracking budgets for vulnerable groups, including children, women, people with disabilities, and the poor. Lobna is interested in fostering transparency within institutions to uphold the human rights of citizens, enabling them to be informed and actively participate in public decision-making. Her experience covers a diverse range of countries, including high, middle, and lower-income nations, as well as fragile, conflict, and violence (FCV) contexts.