21st-century Ugandan businesspeople

208 quotes found

"I'd be sacked if I worked here."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"I'm much too loud, you have a horrible office, I'm not coming back."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"The hand held hoe should no longer be a tool of production."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"There was an efficient extension service when I was growing up in the 1970s, but such extension is available to 14% or fewer farming households today."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"We need people to advise farmers on how to apply fertiliser."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"Control pests and prevent post-harvest losses such as those caused by inadequate storage."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"Donors should focus on those higher up the value chain."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"It is enterprises that are the critical drivers, they drive demand from farmers."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"If donors want to achieve their objectives, if they want to improve livelihoods, they should focus on businesses that add value to output."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"Why not cut and paste for Uganda."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"To bring a seed from breeder stage to the market can take three years."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"But loans often are for a maximum of 12 months. Twenty-year loans are needed at low rates."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"We can't operate our business without water, electricity or an access road,"

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"This environment motivated me to start Victoria Seeds in 2002 because the policy was favorable."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"You need confidence and to believe in yourself."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"When I told my friends I was starting a seed company they thought I was out of my mind."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"That is a business for men, they told me."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"I pushed on and even picked up a name that would inspire me every day."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"But what did I do? I went to a research project the East African Agricultural Productivity Programme and presented my plan."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"They wrote me a letter to take to the bank to guarantee my loan if I fail to repay it."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"The bank then accepted to give me startup capital."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"In 2006 I was an AWARD grantee at IITA and this really transformed me as an individual."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"The following year I got the YARA award."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"The training was for scientists but they brought me in as a woman in business."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"Everyone said I was out of my mind."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"They said business is a male dominated area and that the private seed industry hardly existed in Uganda."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"The bank actually shut the door in my face."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"They told me I don’t have a business history and they cannot run such a risk. *They were not going to give me any money."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"I named it after the largest body of water on the continent."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"I felt it showed that I will always be here."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"In the early years it gave me the confidence every day to wake up and say, I am not going anywhere."

- Josephine Okot

• 0 likes• Acholi people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"Who would have thought so many years ago that as the only girl-child of four siblings my path would lead to Uganda’s electricity distribution utility and managing such an important public service."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"In Africa it is said that ‘it takes a village to raise a child."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"I was fortunate to grow up in an extended family environment."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"I went to a faith based girls’ only school where discipline and values were instilled in us."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"This I believe is the important cornerstone that gave me the courage to follow a career path probably not traditionally set out for women."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"One of the early defining moments in my working career was during my first job as a sales executive in a company dealing in office equipment."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"When I had contracted a sale, which was ten times the average salesperson’s daily output."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"It dawned on me that there are no limitations to the possibilities that can be achieved."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"Through dedication, commitment to results and hard work, I held the power to succeed."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"I joined the energy sector as a graduate trainee in 1996."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"I rose through the ranks to executive level at Umeme Ltd."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"Energy distribution company listed on the Ugandan and Kenyan stock exchanges."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"At the time of my intern year, the graduate training programme, which ran for two intensive years and hosted by the then publicly owned utility was a public entity."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"This exposed me to the entire business."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"Today I am managing 600 permanent employees and 1,000 contracted staff."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"I am proud to be the first female Executive Director to the board of Umeme Limited, a company and sector for which I hold so much passion."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"Through my efforts together with the Umeme team, the country has been able to more than double the number of households."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"That are connected to electricity over the past 10 years."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"The increase in access to electricity has improved the livelihood of households and communities and Uganda and has been."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"We have close to 1,500 people benefiting from the project."

- Florence Nsubuga

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh• Chief operating officers•
"I think I’ve evolved over the years, but right now, I’d call myself a passionate learner of life."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"My entire career has been around advertising, communications and marketing, but I just have a passion and a zest for life, for brands and for people."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Those three pillars; life, brands and people, that’s who I am."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I am a graduate, of journalism."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I graduated from Makerere University."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I having my career then evolving into advertising; working with advertising agencies and then going into marketing and communications as my broad field of specialization."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That’s who I am."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"From what people see from the professional side, I’m a lover of sports."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I also like to see myself as a believer in people."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I do quite a bit in terms of mentoring and lifting people up."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Any opportunity I get to lift others is a gift."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I take that with a big spoon."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I am a Jesus lover and that really underpins my values as a person."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"What else can I say about me?"

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’m into public speaking, I take any opportunity, like every week, I am speaking to some people."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’m frequently doing public speaking engagements."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I and the microphone can’t be put apart."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’d describe my childhood as ‘very protected and yet very instrumental in who I am today’."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Why do I say protected?"

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I say protected because my parents did their level best to afford us the best of what they could offer."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I come from a huge extended family, and so there were always big cousins around, and protected in terms of when I look back now, in terms of privilege, because there’s so much that we could do that the average family could not do at the time."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That’s why I’ll say protected."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"When I say very pivotal in who I am today, it also made me very independent because I was put in boarding school when I was seven years old."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Once you’re put in boarding school at a very young age, you’ve got to figure out life on your own quite early."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That, then, made me be in a protected environment and yet helped me develop into a very independent person."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"When I look back at my childhood, I’ve got fond memories of big family gatherings."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’ve got fond memories of being in a private British school in Kenya."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’ve got fond memories of childhood friends that I can no longer trace, because we were in this private British school."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Once you come into secondary school, then you start forming lifelong relationships, especially from my secondary school and those are the lifelong relationships that I have now."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I have fond memories of growing up in Kenya, Nairobi."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Even when I go there now, I smell the air and it brings back childhood memories."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That’s my childhood."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"My career journey is one I’m really grateful for, because obviously, I have worked for the big corporations that come to mind."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"When I joined MTN Uganda as advertising manager, prior to that I’d been with advertising agencies so I have many years of advertising experience."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I joined MTN as an Advertising Manager and then Brand Manager."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"And then from there, I went to Commercial Microfinance Bank as the Head of Marketing and Retail."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I went to DFCU Bank as Head of Marketing and Communications."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I then took a break for a year. After the sabbatical and I joined Vision Group, a media conglomerate."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I never need more than three years because after three years, I feel like, ‘Okay."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I think I’ve done what I came to do here."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I move on to the next challenge, because I love challenges."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I don’t like to sit in a place where I feel like I’m being paid, but I’m not really doing much."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I am not adding any more value."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"Sometimes that calls for crazy decision making, but I love challenges."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I love to feel that when I wake up in the morning, and I go to work, I’m going to make a difference."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’m going to add value to the company."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That’s why my previous work stints were all three years, until I got to Vision Group where I surprised myself by lasting eight years."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I guess why I survived eight years, so to speak, is because I kept re-inventing my role such that by the time I left, my role had grown by leaps and bounds as I kept re-inventing it and adding responsibilities and finding new ways to keep myself challenged."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"My career path has really been one where when I look back, intentional, and yet not intentional by my standards."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I honestly see the hand of God leading and guiding me and placing me in different institutions and I doing my bit and and always giving my best."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I’ve always pushed myself no matter what task I’m given, to give my best and I think that remains one of my principles."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That work ethic hasn’t changed and right now I’m trying to teach it to my team at Urge Uganda."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"That work ethic where nothing is impossible and you can do all things."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I learned that work ethic while I worked at Scanad."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"My first gig at an advertising agency, two years fresh out of university."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I was like, ‘Whoa what is this?’ Because we were working hard and burning the midnight oil."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I guess this was the same at even my university because we would be up at midnight, you know, typing work and everything."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"People would hand in written work but Mass Communications’ students even before the age of computers."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"We were typing and that really taught us to stay up late, work hard, you know, burn the midnight oil."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"So, just those two first years of my career after university really taught me the work ethic that enabled me now to excel in these different places that I went to."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I had hit the ceiling. Even when I chose not to renew my contract, it was really because I had done everything that I had been tasked to do."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I had reached the areas where I felt the company should be going to, and I had kind of like stalled."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I realised that the company could do with new energy that would then take them to the next level."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I needed to find other ways to pour out, to use my knowledge."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I also felt that it could best be expressed in starting a company of my own. So that’s really why I left."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"What I loved about Makerere was the sports."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"It facilitated my interactions with a number of people."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I was the Hockey Captain for Mary Stuart Hall."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I was swimming, playing basketball and squash."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"In the mornings, the guys would come round, pick us and we would jog around the university while singing mchaka mchaka songs."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"In the market place now, a lot of people will relate to you simply because you went to Makerere."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"My feel is that there are presently few graduates who are able to think critically and hold valuable conversations."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"We understand the need to employ young people, but their skill, knowledge, eye for detail, and commitment to excellence isn’t there."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"It’s dragging us back! I could make the byline as an intern."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"The guys in the newsroom are struggling because they spend hours rewriting and editing stories."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I would be lying if I said I planned my career."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"To change and adapt to the Mass Communication field and go with what it offered me was divine guidance."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"God has opened doors for me to have experiences that now serve me in this role."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"I have questioned moves like leaving MTN for Commercial Microfinance because moving from corporate to downtown opposite Owino was a mind-boggling experience."

- Susan Nsibirwa

• 0 likes• 20th-century Ugandan businesswomen• 20th-century Ugandan businesspeople• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni•
"We need to empower the private sector including small and medium business (SMA's) with skills of harnessing the consumption of the renewable energy resources."

- Specioza Kimera Ndagire

• 0 likes• Ganda people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Women business executives from Uganda• Ugandan business executives•
"The aim of the Product is to enable Ugandans access electricity in off grid areas by addressing the affordability barrier arising from the up-front cost of solar systems."

- Specioza Kimera Ndagire

• 0 likes• Ganda people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Women business executives from Uganda• Ugandan business executives•
"This is in line with the National Development Plan (NDPIII) Sustainable Energy Program objectives of increasing access and utilization of electricity."

- Specioza Kimera Ndagire

• 0 likes• Ganda people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Women business executives from Uganda• Ugandan business executives•
"Increasing adoption and use of clean energy and promotion of utilization of energy efficient practices and technologies."

- Specioza Kimera Ndagire

• 0 likes• Ganda people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Women business executives from Uganda• Ugandan business executives•
"Our new partnership with Equity Bank Uganda will enable us reach more people through their countrywide customer network."

- Specioza Kimera Ndagire

• 0 likes• Ganda people• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Women business executives from Uganda• Ugandan business executives•
"The most appropriate technology to bring down energy losses, sustain a rigorous safety regime and invest in strengthening the network to improve the quality and reliability of supply."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"The company was pleased with the good operational performance during the year highlighted by further reductions in distribution losses and above-target revenue collections."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"My Dear Ladies of Substance, I welcome you all from the voting exercise and thank you for participating in big numbers."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"Indeed this level of participation has been unprecedented."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"That speaks of your interest in TCNOGA and strong desire to move it to greater heights."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I thank God and the Holy Trinity for bringing us this far."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"For His unquestionable love for TCN & TCNOGA, and pray His grace continues to go before us."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I thank you ladies for electing me as your next TCNOGA Pesident."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"A position I humbly accept."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"Thank you for believing in me, for accepting the dream i have for TCNOGA."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"Thanks for giving me another chance to serve, this time as your PRESIDENT."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"In a special way allow me to thank my family, my husband and children, who encouraged me from the time i conceived the idea for presidency."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I thank my campaign team led by cohort 93 to 98!! Ladies."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"You rock the other cohort leaders who rallied behind me."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I want to thank Theresa Nabyonga a young lady at Campus who rallied all the young girls."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I look forward to that same energy during my term."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I thank Mrs. Francesca Kakooza and everyone who offered themselves for leadership for your zeal for a better TCNOGA."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"We remain one TCNOGA, and look forward to working with you."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I thank everyone who has participated in one way or another."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"The IT team, all your efforts shall still be needed as we begin the real work now."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"We shall work with you all, listen to you and engage you in our quest to move TCNOGA further."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"I thank the outgoing President Mrs Immaculate Lwanga and her committee under whose leadership I have flourished."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"Our Founders all past leaders, for on your shoulders we stand."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"The project is about giving back to the community and ensuring a strong foundation for the next generation of women leaders."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"We have already laid the foundation stone for the junior school."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"The progress so far is a testament to the alumi commitment."

- Marie Solome Nassiwa

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Alumni of the University of Greenwich• Ugandan accountants• Ugandan women accountants•
"Through networking, training, and mentoring opportunities, we shall break barriers in male dominated business sectors, providing our female clients with access to larger volumes of growth capital."

- Unknown

• 0 likes• Ganda people• Ugandan bankers• Women business executives from Uganda• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople•
"You’ll get knocked down many times and there’ll be tears, sweat and self doubt,but dust yourself and keep moving. That’s the go-getter spirit."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Your network is your net-worth."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Is a quote I hear a lot and I believe it’s true."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"My strategy for everything I’m passionate about is to invest in knowing 2 to 3 people more knowledgeable than me about my area of interest and purpose to learn from them."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Humility is knowing that there’s always someone better than you at something and that there’s always someone who wants to learn from you."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I invest in building a strong network of people I look up to and also build a similar network of people I can help mentor."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Through research and utilizing my networks, I create a lot of opportunities for myself."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Technological Innovation can be a driving force in creating long term solutions for many of the issues we face in our communities today."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"My definition of innovation is finding a new way of problem solving that’s relevant, resilient and disruptive of the status quo in nature."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"When I look around me, I see many problems that need to be solved in different sectors; energy, water and sanitation, health, education."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"What’s happened over the years is that millennials are more empowered to step into the entrepreneurship and innovation space to come up with ways to solve some of the most pressing needs using enterprise and innovation."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"This space excites me a lot because the possibilities are endless."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I’ve been involved with lots of innovations as a mentor and implementer."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Learning that is personalized, unique and treats each child as different is key to helping children thrive."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"When children are in one big class, it’s easy for educators to treat them as equals but what you don’t realize is that each child is unique and learns differently."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Some thrive in a group setting, some grasp the information quickly from a teacher, and others prefer to learn on their own."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"What’s important is finding unique aspects of each child’s learning ability and capitalizing on that to make them better."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"That’s why the concept of Blended learning where teaching is done partly using technology and traditional teaching methods works better for young children."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"It can be as simple as using technology and complementing that with a teacher, or adding different aspects like peer-to-peer learning, self learning and technology."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"The blended learning approach helped children learn better and retain the knowledge more easily."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I would say the recognition from Anita Borg Institute as the Change Agent Award winner still tops my milestones."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Helping a couple of start-ups gain a foothold and start operations."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"lending a hand in helping mentor young women in technology are other key ones."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I was never afraid to do things."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I did a lot of things my brothers did and choosing tech was a no brainer."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I felt it was an open field; if boys can do it, I too can."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I see tech as an enabler."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I became interested in computer science around the age of eighteen when I was exposed to computers for the first time."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"But even long before that my father had always encouraged to me to study sciences."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"His dream was for me to become a doctor, but I hated chemistry and anything to do with blood so that just wasn’t going to happen."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"The two subjects I loved were physics and mathematics, so I focused on those."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"After secondary school, while waiting to decide what I would study at university, I worked at a university library which had a computer lab."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"This was where I got the opportunity to sit in front of a computer for the very first time."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I was fascinated from day one and I remember asking the lady in charge so many questions to try and understand how computers worked."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Every single evening after that, I found an excuse to go to the lab, sometimes not leaving until very late."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I researched what career opportunities existed within this new world of computers that I had discovered and went on to opt for computer science at university."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"During my career I realized I loved the process of setting up new systems."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"For a while I worked for a large corporation in the telecommunications sector."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I joined them at a time when they were doing a lot of setup work which I really enjoyed."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"When it became much more about maintenance, I grew bored."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"Having previously been with a small IT support company."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I also found that I missed being on the front line, working directly with clients and making things happen."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I moved on to join a startup called Solar Sister which distributes solar solutions and empowers rural women to better their livelihoods."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"This was a perfect fit because I loved the idea of using technology to make a difference in the lives of everyday people."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"I was also their first hire in Uganda and was entrusted with setting up their operations here."

- Evelyn Namara

• 0 likes• 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen• 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople• Makerere University alumni• Women chief executives from Uganda• Ugandan chief executives•
"This experience made me fall in love with entrepreneurship and gave me the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of setting up a small organization from scratch. ‎*After that I knew I wanted to start my own organization."