Sherifah Tumusiime
Sherifah Tumusiime, is a Ugandan businesswoman. She is the CEO and Co-founder of Zimba Group LTD,[1]She is also a founder of The Baby Store UG.[2][3] Sherifah is mentioned among women Who Are Championing Uganda's Tech Scene [4]
Education and background[edit]
Sherifah attended Shimoni Demonstration school in Wakiso, studied at Mt.St. Mary's College Namagunga in Mukono and Nabisunsa Girls School in Kampala. She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science from Makerere University, Uganda. She also studied Business and Entrepreneurship at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, Atlanta US. She is a certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and has various industry certifications from organizations such as Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) and Africa Network Operators Group and Microsoft.
Career[edit]
She is an entrepreneur using technology to build strong SME's in Africa[5]. She is pursuing an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship and financing of small businesses in emerging markets at the East and Southern Africa Management Institute.[6]She spoke at RightsCon, Silicon Valley in 2016[7] and the shoko Digital Festival in Harare. Sherifah has received awards and honors such as the Commonwealth Youth Award for Excellence in Development Work as the Regional Winner for Africa & Europe 2018;[8] and the MTN Uganda Women in Business Finalist for Excellence in ICT in 2016[9] She is the Africa school on Internet Governance Fellow in Durban, South Africa 2016;[10] and Mandela Washington Fellow 2015[11][12][13]
Other Considerations[edit]
She mentors and helps other young entrepreneurs during her free time[14]. Tumusiime has a special interest in how public policies relates to the internet/technology and how they can be designed to accelerate the productive role of startups in their local entrepreneurial ecosystem[15]. She is currently volunteering at Women ICT Advocacy Group (WIAG),an advocacy group spearheaded by Women of Uganda Network that advocates for Internet Access for all, offering technical advice and support.[16]
See also[edit]
- List of Notable Women in Uganda ([1])
References[edit]
- ↑ ITC News (2019-06-24). "Using technology to help women entrepreneurs break barriers in Uganda". International Trade Centre News. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ↑ Sautitech Staff (2019-06-27). "Ugandan online retailer Baby Store UG acquired". Sauti Tech. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ↑ Aliyu, Rafeeat. "Sherifah Tumusiime: I love betting on women". She Leads Africa. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ↑ Nakiyemba, Olive (2019-06-24). "Women Who Are Championing Uganda's Tech Scene". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ Thembo, Johhnson (2019-06-27). "Zimba Women intensifies programs,Outs 27 female graduates". Insider. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ↑ Tumusiime, Sherifah (2019-06-27). "On the Ugandan Economy and Taxation". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ↑ Dagostino, Nick (2019-06-27). "Sherifah Tumusiime". RightsCon. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ↑ Asiimwe, George (2018-04-17). "Uganda's Sherifah Tumusiime Wins Prestigious Common Wealth Award". Chimp Reports. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ Abeka, Moses (2019-06-27). "MTN Business hosts the 2017 edition of the MTN Women in Business awards". Matooke Republic. Business,Featured Stories. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "African School on Internet Governance". African School on Internet Governance. Association for Progressive Commissions (APC)2019. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ↑ "Mandela Washington Fellowship". U.S. Mission Uganda twitter page. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
- ↑ "YALI Uganda". YALI Uganda. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ↑ "Sherifah Tumusiime (Sherry):Africa, Uganda, Business & Entrepreneurship, 2015". IREX. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
- ↑ Kikonyogo, Douglas Albert (2019-06-27). "Women that have lifted Women in Tech: The Zimba Women story". TechJaja. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ↑ CIPESA (2019-06-27). "Private Sector Round table Dialogue on Internet Policy and Regulation in Uganda". CIPESA. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ↑ "Women ICT Advocacy Group". Women ICT Advocacy Group twitter account. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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