
OUR EXPERIENCE
Council of Africa has been working with the youth and women since inception in August 2017, and continues to build capacity to strengthen entrepreneurship of women and youth founders, improve climate-smart practices of smallholder farmers, advance gender equality and women empowerment, and advocate for better environment for enterprises to thrive. Our team have considerable expertise in supporting enterprises in the agricultural value chains, healthcare, renewable energy and housing infrastructure; closing financial and investment transactions for founders, and facilitating regional and international trade.
OUR TEAM
Council of Africa is a steadily growing nonprofit youth and women centered development organization in Uganda, and our staff have over the years proven to be our greatest asset. The Organization is backed by a team of committed personnel with more than 100 years of combined expertise across strategic and business planning and financial modelling, leadership development and capacity strengthening of both management and governance teams, leading feasibility studies and projects preparation, and implementing initiatives to build women & youth enterprises, as well as tackle climate change, among others. We are deeply conversant with East African market and the women entrepreneurship ecosystem, and are able to advise and support syndicated and sophisticated transactions, as well as support a novel enterprise from startup through to scale.
- Collins Okello, Chief Executive Officer.


Joselyne Kyomuhendo
Executive Director

Annet Kizza
Director of Programs

Fanella Allie Ngadie
Director of People and Culture

Sarah Adongpiny
Director of Finance

Linda Koledade
Special Advisor to the CEO

Godfrey Oryem
Program Manager

Vera Kintu
Program Manager

Kiah Owak
Senior Program Officer

Sam Kalamiah
Senior Program Officer

Grace Awinyo
Accounts and Compliance Officer

Emmanuel Evans
Associate Program Officer

Deborah Atim
Associate Program Officer

Letaru Prudence
Administrative Assistant

Moses Munguryek
Associate Program Officer