Rita Auma is a Ugandan lawyer, author, award-winning mental health advocate, and founder of Heart to Heart Spaces, a community dedicated to creating safe environments for emotional healing and wellness. She has become a leading voice in reshaping how mental health is understood, discussed, and supported in Uganda and beyond. Her openness, her commitment to building spaces of care, and…
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Jacqueline Asiimwe is a Ugandan lawyer, feminist, writer,and philanthropist whose influence extends far beyond national borders. As the founder and CEO of CivSource Africa, she has become one of the continent’s most respected voices in philanthropy and social justice, steering conversations on African-led giving, gender equality, and community resilience. A champion of women’s rights and decolonized philanthropy, her leadership blends…
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Vicky Jolly Bukosera may not make noise, but her work speaks volumes. A dynamic banking professional at NCBA Group, she is playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital and transactional banking in Uganda and across the region. Her name appears twice on the bank’s internal wall of honor, having earned two performance excellence certificates for her consistency,…
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Dr. Barbara Ofwono Buyondo is the Founder, Principal, and Director of (VES), a visionary education group in Uganda. Since starting with a single preschool classroom in Mengo in 1999, she has expanded VES to five campuses, serving over 5,000 students in the Mengo, Namugongo, Kyanja, Kyanja-Kaliro, and Entebbe communities, with a staff of more than 530, inclusive of over 60%…
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Jackee Batanda is a celebrated journalist, author, speaker, and creative entrepreneur, whose work spans storytelling, legacy coaching, and literary innovation. She is the Senior Managing Partner at Success Spark Brand Limited, co-founder of Mastermind Africa Group, and the visionary behind The Blue Marble, Uganda’s first writers’ house From Journalist to Legacy Architect With a foundational background in communications and forced…
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Caroline Kariisa is a distinguished corporate finance leader based in Uganda. A Fellow of ACCA (UK), Certified Public Accountant (Uganda), and MBA graduate, she currently serves as Head of Operations & Business Administration at Swisscontact Uganda, bringing technical precision and strategic insight to finance, procurement, risk management, and operations. Career Journey & Professional Impact Caroline’s career reflects over 15 years…
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