2. HICDEF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DR. CATHERINE PROMISE BIIRA, PHD.

HICDEF Patron

Dr. Catherine Promise Biira is a Development Management Specialist. She holds a PhD in International Development Studies and MA in Development Management at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. She also holds a Master of Administration from the University of Western Cape in South Africa; an Executive Master in International Negotiation and Policy Making from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the Uganda Management Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University, Kampala.

Dr. Biira worked with Uganda’s National Population Council Secretariat from 2006-2016 and from beginning 2017 to end 2019, she was Director, Institute for Regional Integration and Development at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi. She is currently, engaged in the private sector as CEO of Jade Country Resort, Bikurungu Rukungiri and Le’Prome Plantation Forest in Kiboga. She is one of the 5 promoters of St. Ignatius University, Kabale, and is also a founder of the Africa Institute for Policy Alternatives and Social Justice.

She serves on the Board of the All Eyes Foundation Uganda and is also a Board Member of the Uganda Women’s Cancer Support Organization. She is the founder and Patron of the Bukorwe Park Neighbors Community Group, Kanungu, and has also served as co-patron of the Rukungiri University Students Association (RUSA) since 2018. She is a champion for Community Transformation and has been recognized by the Women’s Council of Rukungiri District for her contribution in promoting girl child education, among several other social development initiatives at the grassroots level.

KAMWEHANGA DENIS

Board Chairperson (Rukungiri District Principal Administrative Secretary)

I join HICDEF with an enormous passion for rural community development and empowerment through my understanding of microfinance and livelihood support projects. I hold unbeatable experience in investigating credit policies and portfolio management by microfinance institutions and bring to HICDEF a spacious experience having worked with the Aids information center, AIC as a counsellor, Loans Officer, Head of Loans, Branch Manager UGAFODE Microfinance, Bank Manager Stanbic Bank, and Principal Assistant Secretary Rukungiri District Local Government.  I am pretty sure that our Board Composition will offer HICDEF instrumental leadership and support of all HICDEF programs including but not limited to microfinance and VSLA support program, Health, Agriculture, and Education and skills development.

I say a grateful “Thank You” On behalf of the Board of Governors/Trustees and the management team, we are appreciative to the employees and all teams for their resolute dedication and collaboration to make HICDEF an impactful organization.

KASUBO REBECCA

Board Vice Chairperson (Social worker) (CEO Okapi Hotels Ltd)

I express my appreciation to Hope for the Innocent Child Development Foundation (HICDEF) Staff, donors, and various stakeholders who together supported the empowerment of rural communities, especially women and children.

I am also grateful to the Board of Directors who have supported HICDEF to reach thus far in the previous years. Through close collaboration with communities and local leadership, HICDEF has learnt a lot about the needs of communities in the HICDEF operational area. I extend my appreciation to all those authorities and partners without whom we would not have registered.

JENNIFER TUMUSIIMIRE

Board Member (Social worker)

Mrs. Jennifer is a Uganda female holding a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Social Administration, a Post graduate diploma in Public Administration and Management, a certificate in administrative law, professional practice certificate in child protection. Jenifer is bringing to HICDEF a Professional touch of experience having worked with children since 2001 to date. She currently works as the Probation and Social Welfare Officer at Rukungiri District Local Government.

Jennifer likes working with children especially vulnerable children and women, praising and praying, and has several skills such as social mobilization, public relations, interpersonal skills, guidance and counseling, and advocacy skills, and she is privileged to work with HICDEF.

MERCY MUSIIMENTA

Board Member (Commercial Entrepreneur)

Mercy is a businesswoman carrying out her commercial business between Kampala Uganda and Nairobi, Kenya. She has generously supported HICDEF Ideas since its inception. Her zealous permission is seeing OVCs supported with scholastic requirements. In her efforts to support our programs, Mercy supports 25 children from Bwambara and Bikurungu Town Council every school term with the necessary scholastic materials needed for schooling.

DUNCAN BAKORA

Board Member (Environmentalist & Evangelist)

Duncan is an established Christ believer and self-trusted passionate community development and environmentalist having obtained a bachelor’s degree in tourism management from Makerere University. He is committed to continuous community growth and a linguistically fluent in English, Lunyakitara, Luganda, and Kiswahili.

Duncan has worked with Team university as scripture union team leader, associate consultant internal auditor, Team University, and Agronomist Athilo Technologies-SMC Ltd. He has attended a lot of Leadership training including Pastors’ training, Austria Uniting College of leadership, and theology. He is determined to prove himself an asset worth professional successive positioning of higher organizational development responsibilities.