Fall 2018 PFP-IDE Fellows Profiles
The Fall 2018 Cohort of PFP-IDE International Fellows. Fellows in this cohort come from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Angela Samson Massamu- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Angela Samson Massamu developed her project to support local small businesses that employ people with disabilities in her fellowship placement at the University of Colorado Denver – JFK Partners and the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council. Continue reading “Angela Samson Massamu- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania”
David Nangosi- Kampala, Uganda
David Nangosi worked with his mentor at the Center for Learning and Leadership (CLL) hosted by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center to develop a program for post-secondary students with disabilities transitioning into the workforce. Continue reading “David Nangosi- Kampala, Uganda”
Brian Malika- Kakamega Town, Kenya
Placed at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Brian Malika worked towards developing a system for collective advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities during his fellowship in the US. Continue reading “Brian Malika- Kakamega Town, Kenya”
Esther Nakamwa – Kampala, Uganda
Esther Allen Nakamwa was mentored at the Institute on Disability and Human Development (IDHD) hosted at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) as she worked toward developing a project to change employer perceptions of people with disabilities. Continue reading “Esther Nakamwa – Kampala, Uganda”
Evalyne Njeri- Nairobi, Kenya
Evalyne is the Founder and Director of Anapendeza, an organization committed to providing job training opportunities and work support services for youth with developmental disabilities. Continue reading “Evalyne Njeri- Nairobi, Kenya”
Eveline Mchau- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Eveline Nelson Mchau’s project works to build a coalition around disability employment awareness with staff at the Center for Development and Disability at the University of New Mexico. Continue reading “Eveline Mchau- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania”
Gwaliwa Mashaka- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Gwaliwa Mashaka’s placement at The Ohio State University Nisonger Center offered meaningful opportunities to develop her project on capacity building within post-secondary educational settings. Continue reading “Gwaliwa Mashaka- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania”
Jeremiah Lwebuga- Kampala, Uganda
Jeremiah Lwebuga is a Consultant for Strategic Impact Advisors, a global firm that provides technical assistance to projects that use digital technologies to enable sustainable development.
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Peter Ogik- Jinja, Uganda
Peter Ogik worked on a project that leveraged the media to change perceptions of disability during his fellowship at the Institute on Disability and Human Development (IDHD), which is hosted at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Continue reading “Peter Ogik- Jinja, Uganda”
Wyclif Owuor Oguma – Eldoret, Kenya
Wyclif Owuor Oguma spent his fellowship at the Human Development Center (HDC) of Louisiana State University’s (LSU) Health Sciences Center where he developed his project to support youth leadership development. Continue reading “Wyclif Owuor Oguma – Eldoret, Kenya”