Angelina Wapakhabulo
Born
Angelina Chogo

(1949-03-24) 24 March 1949
Tanzania
NationalityUgandan
Other names"Mama Angelina" (Uganda)
Alma materUniversity of Dar es Salaam
Occupation(s)Social Worker, HIV/AIDS Activist & Diplomat
Years active1980 — present
TitleFormer Uganda's High Commissioner to Kenya
SpouseJames Wapakhabulo

Angelina Chogo Wapakhabulo (widely known as Mama Angelina in Uganda) (born March 24, 1949) was Uganda's High Commissioner to Kenya.[1][2] She is a founding member and co-chair of the United Way Board. Wapakhabulo is a community activist and a social worker.

Career

As the Program Coordinator of the Market Vendors AIDS Project (MAVAP), she transformed Kampala's markets into a one stop shopping where vendors and customers do trade but are also encouraged to check their HIV status and get treatment. Wapakhabulo and United Way President and CEO Brian Gallagher represented the United Way at the White House Summit on Malaria in Washington, D.C., on 14 December 2006.[3]

Personal

Wapakhabulo was born and raised in the Iringa District of Tanzania. While a student at the University of Dar es Salaam, she met James Wapakhabulo (23 March 1945 – 27 March 2004), the late former Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 2001 until 2004. They were married and had four children together. Their daughter, Josephine Wapakabulo is the Executive Director of Uganda National Oil Company.[4]

Wapakhabulo and her husband were contemporaries at Dar es Salaam University, with President Yoweri Museveni in the 1960s.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wapakhabulo, Angelina (2014). "Welcome Message from the High Commissioner". Uganda's High Commission In Nairobi. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Anguyo, Innocent (13 November 2014). "Uganda's Hybrid Car Launched In Kenya". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "The White House Summit On Malaria: Fact Sheet". The White House (Washington DC). 14 December 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Ultimate Multimedia (2 June 2016). "UNOC appoints Wapakabulo for CEO". Weinformers.com Quoting Ultimate Multimedia. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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