The committee in Uganda is made up of a board of executive members and two other members, with Nikki Lovell also being the president of that committee. All of our past and current projects have been managed and run by volunteers from Namwendwa who we trust and value enormously.

Vice President -Allan Byogero

Allan Byogero is the Vice President and is a perfect female role model in society. She is a teacher at Namwendwa Primary School as well as running her own successful poultry farm which she started from the ground up. She has also has extensive knowledge in the field of disability and has written a thesis on blind people living in Namwendwa. Allan is possibly one of the strongest, most dignified women you could ever meet.

 

Secretary - Moses Sande

Moses Sande is the thorough and conscientious secretary of the Uganda board. Moses is also a teacher at Namwendwa Primary School and alongside his secretarial duties he manages the agricultural project.  Moses has a keen interest and vast knowledge in all things Ag related and has been attending seminars on modernizing farming techniques, types and variety of crops grown, and forestation.

Treasurer - Andrew Opeo

Andrew Opeo is the treasurer responsible for the accountability of the Ugandan board. He is painstakingly scrupulous when it comes to collecting proof of payments, and making and upholding budgets, and he can account for every cent of One Village funds. Andrew is the deputy head teacher at Namwendwa Primary and also manages the St Peters Scholarship Scheme for Girls. In his spare time Andrew also runs a local shop to supplement his small income as a teacher to enable him to educate his own children.

 

Samual Gemma

Samual Gemma Is the Principal at Namwendwa Primary School and joined One Village as a committee member. Sam helps to coordinate awareness days that we hold at the Primary School on a yearly basis and gives permission and guidance on the other projects based at the primary school. Sam also runs his own very successful farm around 2 hours from Namwendwa where he grows a myriad of different crops, has dairy cows and a poultry farm, this makes him a very handy advisor to the Ag programme.

 

Florence Capare

Florence Capare is also a committee member and another female role model in the community. She is the owner and Principal of the Namwendwa Parents Infant School which One Village assisted to construct in 2007. Florance teaches in a very modern and fun way not found commonly in Uganda, using props, puppets, and pictures to captivate the children’s imagination.