BOARD OF DIRECTORS UGANDA

NANSOZI K. MUWANGA, Chairperson

Nansozi K. Muwanga holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Masters Degree in Area Studies from London University. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Makerere University, Uganda, Nansozi has over fifteen years of working experience, as an educator, researcher and administrator. But her real passion lies in education – the making of education policy as well as the delivery of quality education at different levels and in different national contexts and how this gives opportunity and a voice to those often excluded.

SSIMBWA KAYONDO, Secretary/Principal

Prince Ssimbwa Kayondo is a person with a great love for and a strong commitment towards children. Since the year 2000, he has been the Head Teacher of Mulago II BEUPA Learning Centre that provides tuition free non-formal education to children in urban poverty areas. He has served in poor communities as a volunteer since 1990 with vast experience in handling orphans and vulnerable children. He served as a sponsorship supervisor with Plan International in Mulago II Parish for 4 years. He mobilized for the formation of several community-based organizations for people affected with HIV/AIDS. He is also a trained technician with professional skills in Motor Vehicle Technology, computer repair, maintenance and networking together with project planning and Management.

IRENE MUTUMBA, Treasurer

Irene Mutumba, is the founder of PEDN, The Private Education Development Network in Uganda, a non profit organization formed in June 2004 to promote youth empowerment through the establishment of entrepreneurial and business skills programs in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Uganda. A teacher by profession, she has now become a leading social and business entrepreneur among women in Uganda. Irene believes that Uganda’s true hopes for economic development lie within an educational system that promotes independent thought and an entrepreneurial spirit. Irene was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2005. Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs – men and women with system changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems.

NICOLE SCHOUELA, Vice Chairperson

Nicole acts as coordinator between the Vancouver and Ugandan teams. She lives in Vancouver and travels to Uganda regularly.

MUYANJA WILSON

Muyanja Wilson has been the Secretary for SIKYOMU MULAGO ASSOCIATION (SIMA) an NGO of people affected by HIV/AIDS since 2006. He volunteered as a field officer in Nakaseeta Initiative for Adult Education and Development (NIFAED) from 2004 to 2005 under the STAR Program. He holds a Bachelors degree in Development Studies and a Diploma in Procurement and Logistics management. He is passionate about enhancing the welfare of disadvantaged people.

THOMAS MATOVU

Thomas has dedicated his life to working with vulnerable children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In 1993, he, along with two other volunteers, co-founded an organization called Revival Centre. The organization offered counseling, education, protection and accommodation for orphans and needy children. In the year 2000, BEUPA (Board of Education Urban Poverty Areas), a government funded education program for children without means, was initiated. Since its inception, Thomas has worked as an educator within this program providing these same children with a secure environment conducive to learning and flourishing. He is an advocate for the most vulnerable and believes that a good education is key to a successful future.