Emma Touny Waundjua Tuhepha (born 11 December 1974) is a Namibian HIV/AIDS activist.
[1] In 1996, she was the first Namibian woman to state publicly that she was HIV-positive.
[2] She became a high-profile activist for HIV/AIDS awareness and her efforts paid off, as anti-retroviral drugs soon arrived to treat Namibians with HIV/AIDS.
[3] In 2001, she co-founded Lironga Eparu (learn to survive), a support group for those living with HIV which also participates in advocacy, awareness raising and policy development.
She is from the Caprivi Region and attended the Caprivi College of Education[5] before earning a Teaching Diploma at the Windhoek College of Education and taught briefly at Okuryangava Primary School.