Dr. Yoshiko Tonegawa is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Her teaching and research areas include international development, education and development, and civil society. Her current research focuses on the medium of instruction at schools in Ethiopia, inclusive education for children with disabilities in low-income countries, and civic space, particularly relating to NGOs in Sub-Saharan Africa. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Keio University in Japan and her Master’s degree from George Washington University in the USA. She obtained her Ph.D. from Kobe University in Japan. Dr. Tonegawa also has experience working in international development; she worked for the Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia, and the Shanti Volunteer Association, an NGO. Her academic works include Sustainable development disciplines for humanity: breaking down the 5Ps - people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships published in 2023 by Springer (co-authored with Shujiro Urata and Kazuo Kuroda), NPO/NGO no sekai (Exploring the World of NPOs and NGOs) published in Japanese in 2021 by the Foundation for the Promotion of the Open University of Japan (co-authored with Masaaki Ohashi), and Analysis of the Relationships between Local Development NGOs and the Communities in Ethiopia: The Case of the Basic Education Sub-Sector published by Union Press in 2014.