Due to political unrest, Namwangwa left the DRC in 2015 and is now living in Uganda. He has worked making mud bricks in order to learn English and now says his main passion is in education. "I never dreamed seeing other young people struggling as I did.  I developed self-organized learning spaces to fight education exclusion with a model that helps students feel like they are in the right place while learning. I also help them fish from their potential through survival skills that are taught in a learner-centered environment."

Bikeke Saimon is a skilled journalist with 10 years of experience. He is Founder and Coordinator for Umbrella for Journalists in Kasese (UJK) a media organization that works towwards an independent and impartial Press.  "As an 'accountapreneur' I want to promote Freelance Journalists Community of Practice (FJCoP), as independent workers in the media industry targeting community-based journalists that cover critical societal issues at a grassroots level offering Mentorship, Trainings and Community Reporting Techniques.  In addition, I look at outreach campaigns, grant opportunities and creating online platform that will help our Community of Practice to overcome the financial hardship and have bargaining powers.  I [...]

Lydia is a lawyer by profession and works as a Country Director for SEMA - a not-for-profit organization that aims to increase transparency and accountability of public service institutions by providing citizens with various platforms to give feedback that in turn improves public service delivery. Lydia is passionate about governance and creating change in her community. Her work involves making sure that SEMA's strategy, operating structures, partnerships and human capital structures are well aligned to effectively support the realization of SEMA's long term aspirations in Uganda.

Martin is a 28-year-old, Pan-African from Uganda, who has worked in the social change movement since 2014, He is the founder of Generating Rural Opportunities for Women (GROW), a community-based microfinance organization operating in the impoverished rural Kumi District in North Eastern Uganda, promoting rural financial inclusion. He specializes in public policy analysis with particular focus on; rural development policy, urban planning and housing policy, technological policy and cyber security. Through the Budget Lab project for the Incubator, he aims to influence the government of Uganda to uphold the decision of domestic resource mobilization and utilization for equitable and sustainable [...]

Nancy is a Law Graduate (LLB) from Uganda Christian University-Mukono. She is very passionate about Human Rights and working against Sexual Gender Based Violence. She is currently an active member of National Youth Engagement Network (NYEN Uganda) and a global Youth leader on the Youth Compact Champions program for Young people in Humanitarian Action which is currently being coordinated by Restless Development, Action Aid, the UN Group for Children and Youth and UNFPA with support from other compact organizations. Her Incubator project involves actively volunteering to train young girls on how to make reusable sanitary pads with the aim of [...]

Noreen is enthusiastic about telling people's stories to influence change. Through Tell a Story Foundation Uganda, she aims to revitalize hope in vulnerable communities. While working at Tell a Story Foundation Uganda, an organization she founded in 2018, Noreen continues to connect and touch lives by sharing a series of real life stories of both women and men that are impacting their societies positively. She has shared lock down experiences of people from different parts of Africa. Noreen is also using acts of charity such as the Together4good Covid - 19 relief fundraiser to not only spread more generosity but [...]

Robert is a young people's developer from Masindi and an "Advocacy Inspirator" with experience in digital advocacy for good governance, women's rights, and sustainable livelihoods as well as social accountability. He is passionate about supporting young people to reclaim power over social constructions, injustices and discrimination through community mobilisation. He works to help young people exercise their rights to strong civic roles in their communities. Robert has been at the forefront of the "#COVID_19OUTOFUGANDA" campaign crusading for community sensitization about Coronavirus prevention in Mid-Western "Bunyoro" communities. He is founder of Crusaders for Social Accountability and Good Governance" an online platform [...]

Ruth is a journalist who's worked for both broadcast and print media. In 2019, she was shortlisted as a finalist in the Isu Elihle awards, a South African Media award that rewards innovative journalism about children. Ruth also co-founded the Gender Tech initiative-Uganda, a not-for-profit organisation that empowers women (mostly journalists) with digital safety and security skills and digital literacy skills. She is very passionate about gender and tech - her Incubator project seeks to support women from various spheres of life to fight online gender based violence. She plans to advocate for updated internet regulations that enables the expression [...]