Children, Human Security, and Sustainability- A View from Uganda

Activity Type: 
Lecture Series / Brown Bag
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Presenter: 
Victoria Nalongo Namusisi, Founder & Director of Bright Kids Uganda, Entebbe Home
Date: 
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 11:00 to 12:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
3911 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Eric Swetts
Contact Email: 
africanstudies@pitt.edu

- In 2015, Bright Kids Uganda (BKU) was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Diehl Family Foundation to help BKU become financially self-sustainable and to facilitate the funding of future projects

-BKU provides an education and a home for over 90 children who have been affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, abandonment, and war

-BKY offers internship opportunities where students gain invaluable skills through hands-on experience

-Victoria will be available for appointments and internship inquiries in the afternoon

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.

Cookies and Drinks will be provided.

UCIS Unit: 
Center for African Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Ford Institute for Human Security
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
Non-University Sponsors: 
Bright Kids Uganda
World Regions: 
Africa