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Sean Paavo Krepp
Uganda Country Director and Program Manager, AppLab and CKW Initiatives
Sean has overall responsibility for Grameen Foundation’s operations and programs in Uganda, ensuring the ongoing delivery of impact, while scaling and developing sustainable business models for the CKW initiative and new AppLab Uganda initiatives.
Sean came to Grameen Foundation with over 11 years of ICT experience, including extensive work in the African context. From 2008-2010, Sean served as Head of Emerging Market Services, Middle East and Africa, at Nokia, where he and his team developed mobile services such as Nokia Ovi’s Life Tools, aimed at supporting poor farmers and their families with mobile services in agriculture, education, and health. In addition, Sean previously served as Deputy Head of Nokia’s EU office, and held the role of secretary of the EU Africa Business Forum. He has served in various roles in strategy, marketing, product, and business development throughout his career.
Annete Bogere
Information Services and Content Manager, CKW Initiative
Annette holds a Masters degree in Development Economics, Bachelors in Finance and Economics as well as a Diploma in Business Administration. Annette has been working in the development arena for more than a decade. Her engagement spans from managing the implementation of rural development programmes to organisational/ institutional development. In the last three years she has explicitly dealt with rural market intelligence and ICT for agricultural information. Prior to joining Grameen, she worked with SNV as an Economic Development Advisor specialising in value chain development, the Dutch Embassy, overseeing the implementation of bursary schemes for the rural poor in Northern Uganda and with GTZ managing programmes and grants. Annette blends this wealth of experience to create resourceful information services for the poor of the poorest.
Annette enjoys travelling, reading and playing scrabble.
Tonny BukeeraCustomer Services Representative, CKW Initiative
Tonny holds a Bachelors degree in Agriculture, specialized in animal science and responsible for development of information on animal husbandry for the call center. Has a high degree of interaction with stakeholders in Agricultural Sector and leadership experience of over 5 years. Enjoys reading and discovering new information in the field of science.
Gilbert AgabaGIS/Data Analyst, CKW Initiative
Gilbert joins the team with vast experience in Planning, Optimization and Strategy Implementation of Engineering projects in the Uganda Telecommunications sector having worked on multi-million dollar turn key projects like set up of the Uganda country wide fibre optic cables, set up of over 570 Telecommunication Base Transmission/Transceiver Stations, setup of the Northern Uganda Rehabilitation project Transmission Backbone, Design of the East African Submarine System (EASSY) Fibre Cable and the setup of 3G, Wimax and Next Generation Networks. He has worked on implementation projects along with international Telecom vendors like Siemens, Alcatel, Huawei, ZTE and NEC and is thus widely travelled including extensive local travel to all districts in Uganda.
Gilbert is a competitive swimmer.
Wahab Biruma
Driver, Grameen Foundation Uganda
Wahab is responsible for transportation of Grameen staff within the capital as well as in the field.
He has worked with a number of companies in the same capacity and will drive anything and anywhere as long as the vehicle is in good condition and he has some music.
He has worked with a number of companies in the same capacity and will drive anything and anywhere as long as the vehicle is in good condition and he has some music.
Fiona ByarugabaProgram Management and Communications Officer
Owen DaviesSenior Software Developer, AppLab Uganda
Gillian EvansAdult Education Specialist
Gillian is an experienced educator specializing in cooperative and experiential learning. As a teacher, she has spoken at numerous conferences, facilitated workshops and trained educators on innovative methods of effective instruction. Gillian joins the AppLab team as an Adult Education Specialist to help build on the effectiveness and efficiency of the field training program. Gillian has a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a bachelor’s degree in education. She spent the first 7 years of her career working as an environmental engineer managing large-scale soil and groundwater remediation projects in California and New York City, but found her true calling in education. She is excited about spending these 12 months in Uganda with the Grameen Foundation!
Carol KakoozaPartner Development Specialist, CKW Initiative
Carol K. Kakooza is an ICT Specialist, with 10 years’ extensive experience and is a highly skilled operational and technical professional with a cross–functional background in information systems management, information systems audit, monitoring and evaluation, relationship management, microfinance, musiness administration, and operational strategies. Carol has a Bachelors degree in mass communication and holds a Master’s degree in Management of Information Systems. Carol joins the Strategy & Partnerships team as a Partner Development Specialist. Her work with CKW involves strategy and partnership development, business development, partnership design, and partner management. Prior to this, Carol has had a broad range of professional and supervisory positions in both academic and industry professional fields with several companies including World Vision International, MED-Net, Uganda Telecom, Africa Online and Media Plus, in several capacities as an IT technical specialist for Africa and South America, MIS /IT manager, Account Relationship Manager and as a News Anchor for 2 television networks in Uganda. She has a passion for mobile telephone integration in microfinance and its usage by the rural poor. Carol loves to dance, music, reading and plans weddings as a hobby.
Luke Kyohere
Senior Technology Manager, CKW Initiative
Senior Technology Manager, CKW Initiative
He is a Telecommunications, Electrical and Software Engineer with extensive working experience in Information, Software and Systems Technology.
Luke has worked as technical and R&D lead for various companies & projects in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Denmark including Enterprise MIS systems, mHealth and eHealth application deployment, e-Lending, micro-loan and eGovernment platforms, after which he followed his entrepreneurial instincts and went on to co-found 3 successful technology companies. He has been working as Managerial and Technical lead at one of these companies for the last 4 years. Luke has a keen interest in mobile and mobile-web technologies, as well as technology-for-Africa and energy-for-Africa initiatives.
Sarah KiyembaOffice Manager and HR Associate
Sarah is working with Grameen Foundation dealing with Finance, Administration and Human Resource duties.
She has a Bachelors degree in Commerce and has worked in finance and administration departments in a number of organizations including Ministry of Public Service, Uganda, KPMG Uganda, Bayport Financial Services, Invesco (U) Ltd and Nilecom Ltd. She enjoys keeping busy and learning new things related to her work.
She has a Bachelors degree in Commerce and has worked in finance and administration departments in a number of organizations including Ministry of Public Service, Uganda, KPMG Uganda, Bayport Financial Services, Invesco (U) Ltd and Nilecom Ltd. She enjoys keeping busy and learning new things related to her work.
Eisah Kakyama Mayanja
Senior Applications Analyst, CKW Initiative
Eisah joined AppLab in April, 2010 as a Senior Applications Analyst. He designs and tests the applications over which small holder farmers in Uganda will receive vital information about farming and markets.
Eisah is an electrical engineer with a bias in communications and software engineering, a member of the IEEE and Graduate Member of the UIPE. Prior to joining Applab, Eisah co-founded an IT firm inspired by the desire to spur his country’s development using ICTs. New Wave Technologies Ltd targets the backbone of Uganda’s economy – Small and Medium Enterprises – by designing software solutions that ease and streamline their daily business operations. He is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Millennium Science Initiative Award (2008) – which recognizes innovation in utilising science/technology as a means of achieving sustainable development
Eisah has also worked with Uganda Telecom Limited, where he was lead planning engineer of the mobile operator’s data solution using WiMAX technology, and worked on optimising UTL’s 3G and 2G networks. He now has started another ambitious project: reading. One book per month.
Sarah Mugisha CKW Network and Training Manager, CKW Initiative
Currently working as the CKW Network and Training Manage, Sarah Mugisha has extensive experience in Project Research Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation, with diverse geographical and rural development knowledge work skills.
Sarah holds a Masters Degree in Agricultural Economics, (M.Sc. Agric. Econ) from Makerere University and statistical analytical skills in packages like SPSS, STATA, SHAZAM, GAMS and EPIC.
Her 10 years plus work experience has seen her engage with:-
1) The International Danish Research Institute of Copenhagen (IDRC) on Developing "Gendered District Poverty Profiles for Uganda”.
2) DANIDA on Monitoring & Evaluation of the Outcome and Impact Indicators of PMA (Plan for Modernization of Agriculture).
3) The AFRINT Project on the Millennium Development Goals and the African Food Crisis.
4) The International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Pan African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) on dissemination of bean technologies in 7 PABRA countries namely Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo, Malawi, Ethiopia and Kenya.
5)The International Union for Conservation Network (IUCN) on implementing a Bio-diversity Study of Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda.
Sarah’s passion is to address rural poverty and gender inequalities, and she enjoys travelling, reading and playing badminton.
Olga Morawczynski
Manager, AppLab Money
Dr. Olga Morawczynski is interested in "following the money”. She has spent ample time looking at how cash circulates within families, and between villages. She also pays attention to where it ends up when it is not moving—from being stuffed in holes and shoved under mattresses to being hidden in belts. Olga first came across mobile money (MM) when she started her PhD at the University of Edinburgh. She became enchanted with M-PESA after studying the impact of usage on the daily lives of poor Kenyans and has since travelled the world looking at other branchless banking solutions.
Olga has published widely in the MM space and her work has received recognition. It has been cited by various news sources, from the Economist to CNN. One of her papers was also noted as being in the top 20 of the field by the GSMA. Heading the AppLab Money project, Olga will work with a team of experienced researchers and technology developers to turn her insights of how the poor manage their money into financial products. If all goes well, Olga and her team will have at least one product that they scale in Uganda. They will also push financial institutions to make a serious effort to go down-market by developing more suitable products. Olga and her team realize that such scaling is very likely to be preceded by several "failures” that will provide valuable lessons to the AppLab team and industry at large.
Lisa KienzleOperations & Strategy Manager, AppLab Money
Ian MubiruField Coordinator, CKW Initiative
Ian is currently working as a field officer with Grameen Foundation. His current major task is recruitment of CKWs. Ian has a Bachelors degree in Development Studies. He has worked as a researcher in the Ministry of Gender and at a Research Institution which has given him a lot of experience in dealing with people from all walks of life. He was instrumental in supervising, training and supporting the CKWs in one district during the Test of Concept. He is driven by a strong desire to excel and always strives to be the best at whatever he does. He is an avid sportsman and was once a sprinter for his county.
Bridget Nakajubi Nagagga
Customer Care Specialist, CKW Initiative
Bridget is responsible for implementing and maintaining a customer care system for the Community Knowledge Worker project. She has a Bachelor of Business Administrator Degree from Makerere University, and CISCO Networking Certificate. She worked with The Mildmay Center as Data Clerk before joining Applab. She worked with Applab for two years as Data Clerk and High End Device trial Initiative Manager.
Sylvia NakabugoCustomer Service Supervisor
Sylvia is involved in overseeing the implementation of the call center, carry out monitoring activities and support the team and partners involved in the initiative. Prior to joining Grameen, she worked with Warid Telecom, Multichoice Uganda and Uganda Telecom where she served in various roles in Training and Development, Quality Assurance, customer service and call center operations. She enjoys, reading, playing basketball and is very passionate about training and development.
Lydia NamubiruMonitoring and Evaluation Lead, CKW Initiative
As Monitoring and Evaluation Lead, Lydia is doing monitoring, evaluation and related reporting for the CKW project as well as its marketing and communications, and website content.
She is a writer and communications professional. Prior to joining AppLab, Lydia worked as a reporter and society columnist with the New Vision.
She loves creative writing and traveling.
She loves creative writing and traveling.
Sadat Ntume
Technology and Operations Support Engineer, CKW Initiative
He will be supporting the CKW’s and answering all issues raised & making their work much easier. Has a Bachelors Degree in Office & Information Management from Makerere University. Prior to joining Applab, he served as a Technical Advisor under the DATA Support Team with MTN Uganda Has a strong background in Data communications & inter –networking. Likes challenges, learning new ideas & doing things the technical way.
Richard NuwagabaProduct Support Specialist, CKW Initiative
He develops, maintains and updates application content and ensures highest quality, acccuracy, usability and availability to the end users to optimise user experience.
Richard is a graduate in the field of Information technology from Makerere University Uganda. Prior to joining Applab he worked as a software developer and networking trainee/intern at the Directorate for ICT support Makerere University. On joining Applab he worked as a field support officer on both phases of the High End Device Trial conducted in partnership with Google where he provided tech and training support and still supports the Applab team with support on IT issues
Richard is a graduate in the field of Information technology from Makerere University Uganda. Prior to joining Applab he worked as a software developer and networking trainee/intern at the Directorate for ICT support Makerere University. On joining Applab he worked as a field support officer on both phases of the High End Device Trial conducted in partnership with Google where he provided tech and training support and still supports the Applab team with support on IT issues
Dorothy Ogolla
Trainer, CKW Initiative
Dorothy
Ogolla is a Trainer with the CKW Network team, she spends a lot of
time in the field training and sometimes joins the recruitment team, crossing
rivers and climbing mountains vetting and mapping CKWs. Dorothy has worked
with Northern Uganda Social Action Fund project (NUSAF) and obtained a BA
in Development Studies from Kyambogo University. She has travelled widely in
Uganda and also likes to meet with new people.Dorothy speaks English, Luo
and various Ugandan local languages. In her free time she plays volleyball, she
has a growing interest in Afro jazz music and is learning how to play the Guitar.
Simon Okot
Senior Trainer, CKW Initiative
Simon has been a trainer and field officer for Send a Cow Eastern region. He has vast experience in training farmers, local government officials and organizing workshops and facilitating them.
Hosea Katende SempaTraining Coordinator, CKW Initiative
Hosea worked as a training officer for different social development projects in Uganda and United Kingdom. He has a passion to see the poor and underprivileged groups improve their lives. Hosea has an MA from London Metropolitan University, Postgraduate diplomas in education and management studies and a BA(Linguistics)from Makerere University Kampala. He enjoys reading, travelling and farming
Mahmood SemyanoApplication Analyst, CKW Initiative
He maintains and updates content intended to benefit small holder farmers using the CKW platform as well as working with partners to present relevant information in the most straightforward way to make it available and usable for users.
Holds a bachelors degree in Information Technology from Makerere University. Previously worked on analysis, support and content management for the Google SMS applications. He loves reading, creative writing (currently battling a huge bout of writer's block) and is an avid gamer.
Holds a bachelors degree in Information Technology from Makerere University. Previously worked on analysis, support and content management for the Google SMS applications. He loves reading, creative writing (currently battling a huge bout of writer's block) and is an avid gamer.
Jill SheminPartnership Development Specialist, CKW Initiative
Jill Shemin is working on the Partnerships team. She is a Boston native (USA), and has lived in Brussels, Washington, DC, New York, and South East Asia. Prior to joining AppLab she was at The UN World Food Programme in Kampala working in the Agriculture Market Support unit on the Purchase for Progress initiative. Jill has a background in agricultural development and trade, food security, and journalism. While in DC she was working at the Foreign Agriculture Service working on an agreement with USAID's EGAT Bureau (Economic Growth & Agricultural Trade), which covers a variety of areas on top of agriculture including climate change, water, and forestry. A Cornell University Alumnus, she has done graduate work in international trade, nutrition, and Bottom of the Pyramid business models, including the Grameen Telecom model. She also has interests in renewable energy.
Christopher SmithStrategy & Partnerships Manager
Chris supports the Strategy & Partnerships team to identify and grow relationships with partners and donors, build effective Monitoring & Evaluation capabilities, manage efficient field operations and create marketing tools that increase awareness of Applab’s initiatives. The S&P team develops and tests new business models and are constantly evaluating new applications of Applabs innovative solutions for delivery of services to Uganda’s poor. Chris joins Grameen Foundation from TELUS, Canada’s second largest telecommunications company where he led the small business marketing and sales channel strategy teams. Previously Chris managed TELUS’ strategic alliance relationships with Microsoft and Accenture. Prior to TELUS, Chris led consulting engagements with Canadian and US ICT companies on business strategy, process outsourcing and application implementation.
Noah Ssempijja
Senior Trainer, CKW Initiative
Noah is working under the CKW Network team as a trainer. He has worked with the Uganda Counseling Center, which works to provide capacity building and psycho social support to people infected and affected with HIV/AIDs and ensure their improved standards living. He also worked with Grassroots Aids Support Organization (GASO) as a community facilitator and served as a community development trainee in Mityana District.
Noah holds a Bachelor degree in Adult and community Education of Kyambogo University and a certificate in Training of Trainers of the African Population Institute. He loves working with rural communities to improve the living standards of the poor of the poorest.
Charles SsemwogerereCustomer Services Representative, CKW Initiative
Charles holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Agriculture (crop science option), and also has additional one year post graduate training in crop science from Makerere University. Prior to joining Applab, Charles had worked in different areas as a Research Assistant, Trainer of farmers, Enumerator and Data entrant, at Makerere University. He has been working more with farmers in Central and Eastern Uganda and training them on issues regarding farming. He understands farmers’ problems well because he is also a farmer.
Paul Ssengooba
Data Collection Manager, CKW Initiative
Having successfully managed Applab's earlier agricultural advisory service, Paul now leads the CKW data collection team.
He brings a rich mix of project management and technical skills. Previously, he worked on various ICT deployment projects and held a technical support role with MTN Uganda. He holds a Masters degree in engineering studies with a major in telecom networks from the University of Technology Sydney.
Paul is an avid sports man playing competitive volley-ball.
Jude Musoke TadeoField Recruitment Officer, CKW Initiative
Jude is currently working as a field officer with Grameen Foundation.
His current major task is recruitment of CKWs. Jude has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences. He has worked as a direct sales representative at Standard chartered bank as well as a Field attachment officer/ Trainer with Community Development Concerns Initiative, a locally based nongovernment organization. He bears experience in Field team operations supervision at Population Services International Uganda and on several research projects’ with Makerere University Faculty of Social Sciences. He is very passionate about the CKW network expansion planning, implementation and selection of potential village level intermediaries for rural development.
Possiano TeretereCustomer Service Representative
Possiano is a customer service representative at the farmer call Centre, responsible for developing an Agricultural information database and providing Agricultural solutions to smallholder farmers. He holds a bachelors of science in Agriculture from Makerere University and a certificate in agroforestry and organic Agriculture. Possiano believes in stimulating sustainable rural community development through engaging the farmers to foster their own development. Having volunteered with several rural community development projects, Possiano best understands the rural smallholder farmer’s situation and is able to give relevant information to meet the farmers’ demands.
Charles WanumeResearch and Quality Analyst, CKW Initiative
He is a computer scientist with vast experience in mobile data solutions and Information Technology. Charles has worked as a technology support Engineer on various mobile data collection projects and he has a strong belief that mobile devices have become ubiquitous, they have began to serve purposes beyond email and browsing on the go. Smart phones and vehicular systems, can form a network to provide, acquire, process, and disseminate real-time information from systems located in the proximity of people, places, or activities of interest. Charles is passionate about using ICT initiatives to enhance information acquisition and usage and see how it brings positive change among people’s lives like farmers in rural areas.
