Microloans, Transitional Justice, and Reconciliation in Uganda

Activity Type: 
Lecture
Presenter: 
Victoria Nalongo Namusisi
Date: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 01:45
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
RM 3911 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Macrina C Lelei
Contact Phone: 
412-648-2058
Contact Email: 
macrina@pitt.edu

Please join us for an informative presentation:
Microloans, Transitional Justice & Reconciliation in Uganda
By Victoria Nalongo Namusisi
On Wed. Oct. 18 @10:45am in 3911 Posvar Hall

Victoria Nalongo Namusisi has worked for 17 years to mend lives and social relations in Uganda after both political and personal violence.
Recently she has helped the community in Barlonyo in Northern Uganda reestablish itself after the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ravaged that part of the country. Mentoring, training and providing microloans which are assisting residents to again call this town their home.
Ms. Namusisi also turned to microloans as a means to help survivors of acid attacks. Her involvement in founding the Center for Rehabilitation of Survivors of Acid and Burns Violence (CERESAV) in 2012 led her to encourage independence and confidence in the survivors she came to know. Microloans have successfully enabled new beginnings for these survivors.
Victoria Nalongo Namusisi is the Founder and Director of Bright Kids Uganda, a children’s home founded in 2000. Namusisi worked as a presidential and parliamentary reporter until 1991, when the president of Uganda appointed her Resident District Commissioner. She later became Head of Administration and Logistics for the President of Uganda’s Office. In 2008, she was distinguished as the Woman Achiever of the Year, awarded for her community work with vulnerable children and youth. Today, she continues serving as the director of Bright Kids Uganda.

Victoria Nalongo Namusisi is the Founder and Director of Bright Kids Uganda, a children’s home founded in 2000. Namusisi worked as a presidential and parliamentary reporter until 1991, when the president of Uganda appointed her Resident District Commissioner. She later became Head of Administration and Logistics for the President of Uganda’s Office. In 2008, she was distinguished as the Woman Achiever of the Year, awarded for her community work with vulnerable children and youth. Today, she continues serving as the director of Bright Kids Uganda.

Opportunity: Since 2012, over 20 GSPIA students have traveled to Uganda to serve as interns for a variety of projects at Bright Kids. If you are interested in a 2018 summer internship, please attend the information session on Friday, Oct. 20 at Noon in 4217 Posvar Hall, hosted by African Studies, with free pizza!

UCIS Unit: 
Center for African Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)