Parent organization

Girl Up Initiative

www.girlupuganda.org

The Adolescent Education Program is delivered by Girl Up Initiative (GUIU), a Kampala based nonprofit founded in 2012. Our mission is to build a vibrant movement of girls and young women through transformative leadership, sexual and reproductive health education, and skills development.

Leadership

Monica Nyiraguhabwa

Executive Director and Chief Sower, Co-Founder

Monica co-founded Girl Up Initiative in 2012 to respond to the limited life choices and opportunities among adolescent girls and young women in under-served areas of Uganda. She is a widely recognized social entrepreneur and a respected advocate for girls' education in Uganda and globally.

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Clement Maraka

Chief Operations Officer

Our Team

Dorothy Nafula

Impact Officer

Teopista Nakiguli

Finance Officer

Joan Atimango

Programs Officer, Adolescent Education and Child Protection, Safeguarding Lead

Bob Musasizi

Program Officer, Adolescent Education

Christine Nankya

Program Associate, Adolescent Education

Akumu Clare

Partnerships Officer

Ivan Kenneth Opio

Communications Officer

Jane Tushabe

Business Development Officer

Marion Achom

Workforce Development Officer

Doreen Nasove

Program Officer, Skills Development

Ambrose Lule

Operations Associate

Jackie Akello

Impact Assessment Associate

Shallon Nayebare

Program Associate

Clare Natukunda

Program Associate, Young Sparks Project

Paul Eliko

Program Associate, Young Sparks Project

Patricia Ndikwani

Program Associate, Adolescent Education

Immaculate Nabanja

Program Associate

Sharon Kisuki Naigaga

Program Associate

Mariam Akello

Program Assistant, Adolescent Education

Joan Aunyo

Program Assistant, Adolescent Education

Milliam Magoba

Procurement Associate

Osbert Akampa

Program Associate, Boy Champions Program

Team and board list sourced from girlupuganda.org/our-team. For the most current listing, visit the parent organization's website.