Suzan Nabuuma
| Suzan Nabuuma | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Ugandan |
| 🏫 Education | Princess Diana High School |
| 💼 Occupation | Activist |
| 📆 Years active | 2020–present |
| 🏢 Organization |
|
| Known for | * Ambassador for Women and Girls Uganda * Reopening Princess Diana Health Center III |
| Notable work | Teenage pregnancy advocacy, women’s health access |
Suzan Nabuuma is a Ugandan activist, the ambassador for women and Girls Uganda who replaced the late Esther Nakajjigo, the founder and sole administrator of Princess Diana Health Center III in Munyonyo who died in 2020.[1][2][3][4]
After the death of Nakajjigo, Suzan stood up with her little salary to reopen the facility that had been closed which attracted more well-wishers to join her. Driven with the aim to reduce teenage pregnancy and also care for teenage mothers & provide health care facilities to them, with the driving force that started in the Covid19 era where she saw many teenagers being impregnated.[3]
Nabuuma also awarded the Vision Group Chief executive Don Wanyama for actively involving himself in the fight against covid19 regardless of the challenges he faced.[5]
Education
Suzan Nabuuma studied from Princess Diana High School where she met the late Nakajjigo in 2016 when she was in senior one.[3][4]
She was also selected as the best inspirational student on the African continent and attended the YYAS fellowship of the Yale University in USA, in order to be educated more on how to improve lives of vulnerable people in different communities.[6]
Career
Nabuuma is currently the ambassador for women and Girls Uganda.[1] [2][3][5] In 2023 she opened up a new office in California, United States of America, to enhance and advocate more on the issues disturbing women and girls in Uganda and also bridge a connection between Ugandan & American teenagers and also to foster more support.[2]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ambassador for women and girls speaks out on Nakajjigo US court awards". Monitor. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ugandans take teenage pregnancy fight to US". Monitor. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Nabuuma carries on the legacy of improving lives in Munyonyo". Monitor. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kisakye, Frank (2020-08-26). "Esther Nakajjigo was pillar of women and girls' rights". The Observer. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "New Vision - Latest News". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
- ↑ "Uganda's Ambassador for Women and Girls, Kampala (2025)". www.findglocal.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
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