US Airforce Captain Lukiah Mulumba featured on MSNBC ~ “My daughter Carol beats the odds against sickle cell anemia. We were afraid she would never make it! The bone marrow
By SAM BORDEN, NYTIMES ~ EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mathias Kiwanuka says he does not remember how old he was when he first found out his grandfather had been assassinated. He struggles
Dr. Muniini K. Mulera ~ Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist, Toronto, Canada Background Dr. Mulera, a native of Kahondo ka Byamarembo, Kigezi graduated from Makerere University, Kampala, with a Bachelor of Medicine and
Maj (Dr). Ivan Edwards was born in Uganda, and speaks fondly of his motherland. He says that he is proud to have set foot in the USA, and given the
Recognize and celebrate the contributions of all Ugandans abroad especially our annual remittances. To encourage strategic public and private business partnership between government and the diaspora business community Foster diaspora socio-economic relationships that
Dr John Sentamu is the UK’s first black archbishop and the Church of England’s second most senior clergyman. His appointment as the Archbishop of York in June 2005 was a
Derreck Kayongo’s journey from child refugee to fearless visionary is filled with moments of inspiration (along with the benefits of good, old-fashioned sweat equity) that make him one of the
Justice Julia Sebutinde graduated from Makerere University in Uganda in 1977. In 1978 she obtained the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Kampala Law Development Centre. Later that year she
Professor Samuel B. Mukasa, chair of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Michigan, has been named the new dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
In 1989, as a young girl, Rose Nanyonga was forced to leave her family’s village in Uganda. She was alone and, as a female in Uganda without family protection, she
Dr. Frederick Balagadde, a Ugandan National, is working on a microfluidics technology that could revolutionize bioscience the way microchips transformed computing. This easily portable technology has, among numerous applications, the
FORT BENNING, Georgia | As a boy growing up in Uganda, Joseph D’costa became inspired by America’s role in World War II and told his teacher he wanted to go
Ugandan National Ms. Rachel Mayanja, the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women since November 2004, is a long-serving career international civil servant with vast experience in
The first African-American to lead Mission Control is working shifts as a flight director for the International Space Station. Kwatsi Alibaruho completed more than 700 hours of training and began
Not only does this East African Diva burst on the world music scene with a unique name, but she also blazons into the industry with a fantastic new sound. Omega
Shaka, a Ugandan born American journalist, holds a doctorate in cross cultural communication and history from UCLA in California. He is a former Ford Foundation Fellow and has received numerous
Camilla Barungi is a Ugandan supermodel who was featured on Project Runway, Season 3. Laura Bennett, considered Camilla her muse, and, looking at her clear complexion, legs that go on forever,
Dr. Sarah Matovu will not strike you as a medical doctor when you first interact with her because of her laid back personality. But among the diaspora community the name does
KASSIM OUMA carries the nickname “The Dream”, but his struggles early in life – dealing with situations unfathomable to most people – may have been better defined as a nightmare.
Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka (born March 8, 1983 in Indianapolis, Indiana) currently is a player in the NFL, and a Boston College alum. He plays for the New York Giants who
