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Mariam Luyombo (formerly Dorothy Nanziri)[1] is a Ugandan educational entrepreneur and the director of Taibah Schools in Uganda[2][3]

Background & education

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Mariam Luyombo attended Mount Saint Mary's College, Namagunga for high school.[1] She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Makerere University in Kampala in 1985 and 1997 and has also taken a number of courses in business in Uganda and the United States.[4]

Career

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Mariam Luyombo started out a secondary school teacher at Makerere College School between 1987-1988 and then proceeded to St. Joseph's Secondary School Nsambya (1988-1990).[5] She was subsequently headmistress of Nabisunsa Muslim Girls' School.

In 1991 she founded her first school, Taibah High School Kampala; she subsequently founded Silver Spoon Daycare Center Kampala in 1996, Taibah Junior School Entebbe Road in 1998, and Taibah College School Entebbe Road in 2000.[6]

In 2013, she was the executive director of Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association (UWEAL).[5]

Achievements and awards

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Awards she has received include the first national Rotary Club enterprise award for young women entrepreneurs and New Vision in 1995,[7] the Namagunga Old Girls' Association award in 1998, and a Uganda Investment Auth[8]ority certificate of recognition for championing education change in Uganda in 2001.[9]

In 2014, she was one of the 20 recipients of Uganda's Golden Jubilee Medal[10][11] for her "contribution in the education area for Taibah Schools" and entrepreneurship.[11]

In 2015, she was one of the 2015 World of Difference Award Winners & Champions [12]

Personal life

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Mariam Luyombo is married to Hajji Abbas Luyombo who is the owner of Taibah Group of Companies.[13] She has three children. She migrated to Canada in 2006[14] and currently lives in Ontario, Canada, where she owns a business.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kasyate, Simon. "Mulyagonja's long journey from Jinja to judge to IGG". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ "Balance life, managers told". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ a b "Profile: Mariam Luyombo". Aspen Institute. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  4. ^ "Fellows: Mariam Luyombo". Africa Leadership initiative.
  5. ^ a b "Some of Uganda's richest women". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. ^ "Uganda Muslim Press". February 2015.
  7. ^ "hipipo music awards".
  8. ^ "Mariam Luyombo – ALI East Africa Foundation". Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  9. ^ "Fellows: Mariam Luyombo". Africa Leadership Initiative.
  10. ^ Kaweesa, Dalton. "ICC Is Instrument Of Post-colonial Hegemony - Museveni". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  11. ^ a b "Lazy workforce derails growth, says Museveni". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  12. ^ "World of Difference Award Winners and Champions". TIAW. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  13. ^ Ayuro, Martha (24 March 2004). "Uganda: Taibah Tourney Set". allafrica.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Sucess [sic] Stories". caabwa.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
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