{"id":53875,"date":"2023-08-07T11:31:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/ugandan-wins-us-impact-award"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:51:17","slug":"ugandan-wins-us-impact-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/ugandan-wins-us-impact-award","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan wins US impact award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Ms Jamila Mayanja, a Ugandan social entrepreneur and educator, has scooped the 2023 Leadership Impact Award.<\/p>\n<p>The annual award recognises the individual achievements of one member of the nearly 6,000-strong Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Network.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Mayanja, the founder of Smart Girls Uganda was recognised for her efforts to empower the girl child.<\/p>\n<p>She received the award last Wednesday in Washington DC, USA .<\/p>\n<p>Smart Girls Uganda is a nonprofit organisation that empowers and mentors girls through Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and community development initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The award goes to a person who has made a significant impact in their communities upon their return from participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, a flagship programme of the US government\u2019s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).<\/p>\n<p>Ms Mayanja yesterday told this publication by telephone that the award will attract partners, who would want to make a difference in the lives of women and girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the whole year they are putting out my work on the Mandela Washington Fellowship page. I have a page dedicated to my work, that usually attracts people who fell in love with my work and want to partner with me to create greater impact,\u201d Ms Mayanja said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the award according to the statement, the U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, Ms Natalie Brown described Ms Mayanja as one of the most active, passionate and impactful alumni.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud of her work with Smart Girls Uganda and the leadership she provides in the alumni community,\u201d Ms Brown said.<\/p>\n<p><b>Why she won<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Each year, Ms Mayanja\u2019s organisation engages over 150 young women in economic programmes and trains peer educators who have reached out to 30,000 young people over the programme\u2019s lifetime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of her organisations\u2019 core programming, Ms Mayanja created and launched the Smart Bag, a comprehensive hygiene and supply kit that enables young women to continue their education,\u201d the US Embassy statement said on August 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Ms Jamila Mayanja, a Ugandan social entrepreneur and educator, has scooped the 2023 Leadership Impact Award. The annual award recognises the individual achievements of one member of the nearly 6,000-strong Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Network. 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