Christine Butegwa is a feminist, writer, entrepreneur, and gender and development activist based in Uganda.
She is the author of the book titled, "The Mighty Angwech and More: Female Legends from Ugandan folklore". Christine is an interior designer and was the director of Rukundo Design Décor. In 2002, she co-produced a video, "A Tale of Ten Years: The Experience of Women and Gender Studies,
Makerere University
Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...
with Murerwa Rian". She is currently the founder and CEO of Jabali Consulting Ltd, a pan African gender and development consulting firm based in Kampala, Uganda.
Work experience
She worked with
Akina Mama wa Afrika
Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) ( Swahili for "African women") was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom as a small community organisation for African women. It is now an international and Pan-African non-governmental organisation headquartered in ...
(AMwA) as the Africa Regional Coordinator.
She later served as the acting executive director at AMwA. She also served as the Gender, Rights and Advocacy Advisor at the
International Planned Parenthood Federation
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global non-governmental organisation with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family p ...
(IPPF) Africa Regional Office based in Nairobi, Kenya.
She was employed at the African Women's Development and Communication Network (
FEMNET
FEMNET, also called the African Women's Development and Communication Network, is an organization established in 1988 to promote women's development in Africa.
FEMNET helps non-government organizations share information and approaches on women's ...
). Her key areas of interests are women's human rights, gender and development, and communications.
While at AMwA, she, on behalf of the organisation, was in opposition of the Anti gay bill of Uganda.
See also
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International Planned Parenthood Federation
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global non-governmental organisation with the broad aims of promoting sexual and reproductive health, and advocating the right of individuals to make their own choices in family p ...
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FEMNET
FEMNET, also called the African Women's Development and Communication Network, is an organization established in 1988 to promote women's development in Africa.
FEMNET helps non-government organizations share information and approaches on women's ...
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Akina Mama wa Afrika
Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) ( Swahili for "African women") was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom as a small community organisation for African women. It is now an international and Pan-African non-governmental organisation headquartered in ...
References
External links
Gender Perspectives in Arms Control and Disarmament: Views from Africa* http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100278600&fa=author&person_ID=54
Website of International Planned Parenthood FederationWebsite of African Women's Development and Communication NetworkWebsite of Akina Mama wa Afrika
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21st-century Ugandan women writers
Ugandan feminists
Gender studies academics
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people