Her wealth of professional experience spans since 1992, during which period she has worked as a senior executive with multiple civil society organizations operating in Uganda; and as an independent consultant.
Since April 2012 to date, Ms. Owaraga Norah is our CPAR Uganda Managing Director.
She is lead mentor and trainer for CPAR Uganda mentorship programs and for our self-reliant participatory development training programs.
Owaraga is a cultural anthropologist and a communication expert who holds a:
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies from Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, UK (now a university).
Master of Science Degree in Development Management from The Open University, UK
She was the first and the only female political radio talk show host in Uganda, hosting “Spectrum Extra” on Radio One FM90 (January 2017 to 2020).
Spectrum Extra is a prime time show that airs live every Friday from 7-9 p.m.; a platform through which she does advocacy and holds leaders to account.
She is a blogger with a blog, “The Humanist View”, which has got thousands of followers on wordpress and on Face Book.
Through her blog she regularly shares her opinions and advocacy on a wide range of issues, mostly those affecting Uganda.
Inspired by the Africa Leadership Initiative – East Africa (ALI-EA) Fellowship Programme, Owaraga is a social entrepreneur, who established Alinga Farms.
She did so in order to promote among households of active smallholder farmers in rural Uganda the growing, consumption and sale of culturally acceptable and environmentally friendly crops that have high nutrition value.
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