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Queen Sylvia of Buganda

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49: 206:, advocating for girls' education; She is also involved with the Forum for African Women Educationalists an organization whose goal is to accelerate female participation in education and to bridge the gender gap within the education system at all levels. The Nnabagereka is very cautious about the cultural values that make a good mother or woman in Buganda, but stresses that these should be handled in such a way that girls are not denied any opportunity in education. 298: 282: 217:
and has tried to reduce the stigma of those living with the disease. The Queen is the patron of various organizations and heads the Nnaabagereka Development Trust Foundation. She has also spearheaded immunization campaigns against measles, polio, tetanus, and other diseases. She also established the
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and Rebecca Nakintu Musoke and returned to Uganda shortly thereafter to be raised by her grandparents of the Omusu Clan. She is the granddaughter of George William Musoke and Nora Musoke of Nnazigo, Kyaggwe, and Omutaka Nelson Nkalubo Sebugwawo and Catherine Sebugwawo of Nkumba. She has three
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The Nnaabagereka supports the Kabaka's Education Fund in assisting to make education available to the least advantaged children through a scholarship scheme. She stresses the need for high quality education accessible to all children and relevant to the needs of society.
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After living in the United States for 18 years, Sylvia returned to Uganda. In 1998 she became romantically involved with her long-time acquaintance
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summer camp has groomed more than 30,000 Ugandan youth since 2008. The camp takes place every January and admits youth between 13 and 18 years.
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As Queen, Sylvia has worked to raise awareness of the value of educating girls. She endorses abstinence from premarital sex to avoid
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The Nnabagereka places special emphasis on the education of girls, as witnessed through her work as a Goodwill Ambassador for
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at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. The book is a peek into her life, duty and passion.
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Sylvia went on to work as a Public Information Officer and Research Consultant at the
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A Modern Queen In A Traditional Role: Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda - 7 September 2005
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Sylvia attended Lake Victoria Primary School, in Entebbe, Gayaza Junior School, and
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are among some of the mentors to grace the ekisakaate camp in recent times.
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Mentors are also called upon to address the teenagers who look up to them.
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On 23 March 2023, Queen Sylvia launched her book, an autobiography titled
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Kampala Ballet and Modern Dance School, the first of its kind in Uganda.
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Nagginda was born in England in 1962 to John Mulumba Luswata of
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degree with Distinction in Mass Communication from the
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headquarters in New York, as a proposal writer with
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Index

Sylvia Nagginda
Nnabagereka of Buganda

Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
Issue
Anglican
Queen
Buganda
Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
Nkumba, Entebbe
Wanyange Girls School
LaGuardia Community College
City University of New York
New York University
Master of Arts
New York Institute of Technology
United Nations
Maximus Inc.
public information
African Queens and Women Cultural Leaders Network
African Union
United Nations Population Fund
HIV
AIDS
Nabagereka Foundation
Ekisakaate
matooke
kiganda dance
Jennifer Musisi
Robert Kyaglanyi Ssentamu

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