Save the Mothers: Social Services

Student Profiles:

Social Services

In developing countries, change often occurs at the grassroots level through passionate social workers and community activists. We mobilize professionals in social services and equip them to spread the message to their communities.

David Musinguzi

David Musinguzi brings his knowledge and experience as a Community Development Worker to STM. He lives in a very rural part of North-eastern Uganda.

Alex R. Mujuni

Alex R. Mujuni studied social work before completing the Masters of Public Health Leadership and now works as an Administrator for TASO (The AIDS Support Organization of Uganda). He has met with local women’s group in his village where the women were surprised and deeply moved by his knowledge and commitment to women’s health and safe maternity. He continues to be recognized as a leader for safe motherhood in the field of HIV/AIDS.

Eliphaz Muhindi

Eliphaz Muhindi is a social worker in the far western part of Uganda (Kasese), an area that is often remote from services and assistance. Eliphaz has been sensitizing the community on the need to support expecting mothers during pregnancy and childbirth through the use of radio programs (sponsored by the local government). He has also mobilized the community to provide financial assistance to meet transportation costs for needy pregnant mothers. He has organized several safe motherhood committees within his community, helping the members themselves to play an important role in creating solutions to the many obstacles facing mothers in Uganda.

Christine K. Uwamahoro

Christine K. Uwamahoro is trained as a social worker and is currently the director of guest relations at World Vision.

Florence T. Mpabulungi

Florence T. Mpabulungi has a Masters of Arts in Population Studies. She is the Monitoring and Evaluation agent for the Civil Society Fund. In this position, she is able to direct funding to organizations that promote reproductive health and prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. She is also involved with the special care unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala where she works with expecting and new mothers. Her role at the hospital allows her to educate mothers about their health during and after pregnancy, their expectations during delivery and how to care for their babies.

Annie Alimuwa

Annie Alimuwa has a BA in social Sciences and works as a Health Manager for AIDS orphans Education trust in Eastern Uganda (Jinja).

Martin Etolu

Martin Etolu is the team leader for public health promotions at Oxfam GB.

Ellen Kajura

Ellen Kajura is a program support officer at the Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development. She focused her research on the challenges faced by adolescent mothers in seeking health care.

Allen B. Nankunda

Allen B. Nankunda is the executive director for Communication for Development Foundation, Uganda (CDFU). She specializes in health communications to raise AIDS awareness. Her research explored the use of traditional methods of family planning in Uganda.

Sophie Nantume

Sophie Nantume is the Program Officer for Counselling and Community Services at TASO (The AIDS Support Organization). Sophie is advocating for more safe motherhood training and services within TASO.

Rosette Tushemereirwe

Rosette Tushemereirwe works as an HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Officer for Integrated Community Based Initiative (ICBI). She graduated in October 2008 and now is regularly featured on the local radio to educate communities about safe motherhood, particularly the need for to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. She has trained a number of Community Health Workers about PMTCT safe motherhood. Finally, she regularly meets the district leaders to advocate for improved maternal health services in her community.

Stephen O. Opio

Stephen O. Opio is a community social worker for Action for Children. He has worked with a mothers’ union to spread awareness about the implications of gender-based violence on maternal health in Eastern Uganda. He is also training men and women about income-generation and food security to help women afford hospital visits and a healthy diet during pregnancy.

Patrick E. Rwahwire

Patrick E. Rwahwire is a community worker in Wakiso district (Central Uganda). Since completing his STM studies in 2009, Patrick has been engaged in community training of safe motherhood.

Allen J. Were

Allen J. Were is the Deputy Chief of Party for Uganda IRS Program, Abt Associates Inc. Since his STM training, he is using his influence to become a safe motherhood ambassador in day-to-day work and activities. He is also emphasizing safe motherhood in anti-malaria campaigns implemented by NetMark.

Joshua Ainabyona

Joshua Ainabyona is a program manager for NAVOC in Malawi. He is advocating initiatives for promoting safe motherhood and reducing maternal mortality, with the aim of reducing the number of children left orphans from unsafe pregnancies and childbirth.

Christine E. Akello

Christine E. Akello is a refugee worker from the North, in Gulu, where war has been deadly to many mothers and their babies for over 20 years.

Lucy O. Auma

Lucy O. Auma is a Field Monitor for the World Food Program.

Annette Kobusingye

Annette Kobusingye is a Program Specialist for Save the Children. She conducted research on the knowledge and practices of women working in markets towards antenatal and postnatal care. Outside the classroom, Annette helped promote family planning and distribute Vitamin A during immunization clinics in Luwero district (Central Uganda).

Emmanuel Musiimenta

Emmanuel Musiimenta joined the STM team bringing his experience as a Program Manager for Rural Health Development Organization. Since his training, he has been educating mothers, midwives and community members about safe motherhood and male involvement to promote maternal health in his community.

Beatrice H. Nandutu

Beatrice H. Nandutu is a counselling coordinator for TASO (The AIDS Support Organization). She is using her STM training to educate HIV/AIDS volunteers in her community about family planning and HIV. She is also educating women about their reproductive rights.

Achola Roseline

Achola Roseline is the Manager of Holistic Care & Research at THETA. Roseline has been working with mothers and fathers in her community, educating them about prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. She has also helped train traditional birth attendants to assess danger signs during pregnancy and childbirth.

John Paul Agaba

John Paul Agaba is a Field Coordinator in Western Uganda for the International Medical Corps. John has put his STM training into action by encouraging male involvement in safe motherhood activities.

Lydia Akello

Lydia Akello is a Regional Health Program Officer at Uganda Red Cross Society. Lydia is using her training at STM to do health education in schools and communities. She is also educating mothers and fathers on safe motherhood issues both in their communities and at health facilities.

Jane Amongi

Jane Amongi is a librarian at the World Health Organization. She is now aiming to provide more resources on maternal health and safe motherhood at the WHO.

Obed Kabanda

Obed Kabanda is the CEO of Action for Community Development, Uganda. He is using his training to promote family planning in his community though presentations, radio programming and couples in his community.

Harriet Nakanyike

Harriet Nakanyike joined the STM team in 2008. She is the Policy and Capacity Building leader at Emerging Markets Group: health initiatives for the Private Sector. Harriet has been advocating for the incorporation of safe motherhood interventions in the National Health Policy. She is an entrepreneur with a wealth of business and marketing experience.

Margaret Namulema

Margaret Namulema works at Reproductive Health Uganda. Since she began her studies with STM in 2008, Margaret has been training with health workers on emergency obstetric care.

Boniface N. Okello

Boniface N. Okello works at Mildmay Uganda (a large AIDS organization and treatment centre in Uganda) as a Data Coordinator. He is advocating for safe motherhood at his workplace, where he is sharing his knowledge on pregnancy related issues with co-workers.

Dorothy Owour

Dorothy Owour is a Social Worker from Kenya. She has been involved in advocacy since beginning her STM studies in 2008, and held counselling sessions with adolescents to campaign against teenage pregnancy.

Molly K. Rwankore

Molly K. Rwankore is a Counsellor at TASO (The AIDS Support Organization). Since beginning her studies, she has been educating couples on family planning and the danger signs of pregnancy.

John Rubaramira

John Rubaramira is the CEO of Kakira Outgrowers Rural Development Fund. He has completed his first year of STM studies and has been involved in protection of orphans and vulnerable children in Busoga.

John Thembo

John Thembo is a youth counsellor at Reproductive Health Uganda. He has been training health services providers for refugees about how to provide adolescent-friendly health services.

Allen K. Baguma

Allen K. Baguma works at Apas Consultants as a Program Officer. Thanks to her STM training, she spoke to delegates of the Commonwealth Summit in 2007 about maternal and child care among Ugandan refugees.

Generous Atwemerireho

Generous Atwemerireho is the Branch Manager for Ugafode Ltd. She focused her research on the factors affecting the use of maternal delivery services in health facilities.

Betty Mbambo

Betty Mbambo works at Action for Community Development Uganda as Program Coordinator. Betty has been integrating her STM training into various programs offered by the organization, including reproductive health promotion, and domestic violence prevention and reproductive human rights.

Delphine N.T. Mugisha

Delphine N.T. Mugisha works for FOCUS as a Field Officer for HIV/AIDS. She has been using her STM training by doing talks with secondary school girls about adolescent health and responsible living.

Richard Ssemujju

Richard Ssemujju is a project coordinator for Marie Stopes International in Output Based Aid. He has been involved in radio programs promoting safe motherhood to the public in Uganda as a result of his STM training.

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