Young achievers rewarded
Nov 15, 2009
THE star of the evening was undoubtedly Duncan Mugabe, a tennis star, who walked away with the Young Achiever of the Year Award and a cash prize of sh5m. The 19-year-old tennis ace was rendered almost speechless as he struggled to find the words befitting
By Carol Kezaabu
THE star of the evening was undoubtedly Duncan Mugabe, a tennis star, who walked away with the Young Achiever of the Year Award and a cash prize of sh5m. The 19-year-old tennis ace was rendered almost speechless as he struggled to find the words befitting the accolade.
He beat five competitors who included Mujib Kasule, a sports entrepreneur (Proline Academy); Moses Baryamujura of Pinnacle Security; Mariam Hajat, Entrepreneur Educator; and Simon Munyevu of Crane Engravers.
It was a memorable evening on Saturday at the inaugural Young Achievers Award ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel’s Victoria Hall, where the chief guest, His Excellency Yoweri K. Museveni, was given the life time Achievement Award.
This was against his background as a youth, whose desire for change and a better life, led him to start and eventually lead a political movement of like-minded peers against political and social injustices.
“It’s really nice to get an award because it means people are appreciate what you are doing so I’m happy. I did not expect anything and did not even prepare a speech and just being a part of successful people was enough reward,†Mugabe said.
In total, cash prizes worth sh38m, were given to the various winners who were picked by a panel of judges from different fields.
From the 305 nominees in seven categories, the judges selected 6 finalists for each category and finally a winner who took home a cash prize of USH 1.5 Million.
Virgo Sempebwa of Gorilla Tours and Airport Guest House won the award for Hospitality category, Mariam Hajat who runs an adult education centre in Jinja was the winner of the Business and Trade Award while Brenda Ndekeza took the Business Solutions Award for her company Solutions Errands.
Julius Mwesigye, a fourth year student of Agriculture at Makerere University was the winner in the Agriculture category for his gooseberry farm in Kabanyolo, Robert Kisitu of Pioneer Foundry Technologies took the award for Construction, Muhereza Kyamutetera of CEO Magazine was given the Business Journalism Award and Mujib Kasule for the Arts and Entertainment Award.
The Award weighs one kilogram and was hand curved from a local stone by Marino Pagril and was sponsored by Vision Group.
The awards were organised by TETEA Uganda and the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry to recognise and reward young outstanding Ugandan entrepreneurs who have been outstanding in creativity, innovative spirit and community development.
TETEA Uganda is a company that provides management solution services in the areas of investor relations and project managementand public relations and advocacy
The president appreciated TETEA Uganda for the initiative and said unemployment is good because it gives people the impetus to be innovative and to be job creators.
“Many of our children want these white collar jobs, to be administrators; they don’t pay attention to technical education, which is an important engine of growth.
The Government is putting emphasis on the Business Technical Vocational Education Training institutes.â€
Robert Kabushenga,who is the CEO, Vision Group and Nimisha Madhvani, the High Commissioner of Uganda to India, hosted the five-hour long awards function which included performances from Tusker Project Fame winner Esther Nabaasa and hip-hop artiste GNL.
A special Heroes Award was given to Yvonne Namaganda, for her bravery in the face of danger during the Budo Junior School inferno on April 14 last year which claimed 20 pupils’ lives including her own.
A special poem titled “Do They Miss Me?†was recited in memory of the little angel who saved many lives on that fateful day. Her mother, Rebecca Namusisi, received the award with a cash token of sh2m.
THE star of the evening was undoubtedly Duncan Mugabe, a tennis star, who walked away with the Young Achiever of the Year Award and a cash prize of sh5m. The 19-year-old tennis ace was rendered almost speechless as he struggled to find the words befitting the accolade.
He beat five competitors who included Mujib Kasule, a sports entrepreneur (Proline Academy); Moses Baryamujura of Pinnacle Security; Mariam Hajat, Entrepreneur Educator; and Simon Munyevu of Crane Engravers.
It was a memorable evening on Saturday at the inaugural Young Achievers Award ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel’s Victoria Hall, where the chief guest, His Excellency Yoweri K. Museveni, was given the life time Achievement Award.
This was against his background as a youth, whose desire for change and a better life, led him to start and eventually lead a political movement of like-minded peers against political and social injustices.
“It’s really nice to get an award because it means people are appreciate what you are doing so I’m happy. I did not expect anything and did not even prepare a speech and just being a part of successful people was enough reward,†Mugabe said.
In total, cash prizes worth sh38m, were given to the various winners who were picked by a panel of judges from different fields.
From the 305 nominees in seven categories, the judges selected 6 finalists for each category and finally a winner who took home a cash prize of USH 1.5 Million.
Virgo Sempebwa of Gorilla Tours and Airport Guest House won the award for Hospitality category, Mariam Hajat who runs an adult education centre in Jinja was the winner of the Business and Trade Award while Brenda Ndekeza took the Business Solutions Award for her company Solutions Errands.
Julius Mwesigye, a fourth year student of Agriculture at Makerere University was the winner in the Agriculture category for his gooseberry farm in Kabanyolo, Robert Kisitu of Pioneer Foundry Technologies took the award for Construction, Muhereza Kyamutetera of CEO Magazine was given the Business Journalism Award and Mujib Kasule for the Arts and Entertainment Award.
The Award weighs one kilogram and was hand curved from a local stone by Marino Pagril and was sponsored by Vision Group.
The awards were organised by TETEA Uganda and the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry to recognise and reward young outstanding Ugandan entrepreneurs who have been outstanding in creativity, innovative spirit and community development.
TETEA Uganda is a company that provides management solution services in the areas of investor relations and project managementand public relations and advocacy
The president appreciated TETEA Uganda for the initiative and said unemployment is good because it gives people the impetus to be innovative and to be job creators.
“Many of our children want these white collar jobs, to be administrators; they don’t pay attention to technical education, which is an important engine of growth.
The Government is putting emphasis on the Business Technical Vocational Education Training institutes.â€
Robert Kabushenga,who is the CEO, Vision Group and Nimisha Madhvani, the High Commissioner of Uganda to India, hosted the five-hour long awards function which included performances from Tusker Project Fame winner Esther Nabaasa and hip-hop artiste GNL.
A special Heroes Award was given to Yvonne Namaganda, for her bravery in the face of danger during the Budo Junior School inferno on April 14 last year which claimed 20 pupils’ lives including her own.
A special poem titled “Do They Miss Me?†was recited in memory of the little angel who saved many lives on that fateful day. Her mother, Rebecca Namusisi, received the award with a cash token of sh2m.