Victoria Mwaka
Victoria Mwaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | Victoria Mwaka Luwero district |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | PhD in Geography, Makerere University, |
| Notable work | First Female and Geographer to hold a PhD in Uganda |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Abel Walwasa Mwaka Deceased in 2016 |
Victoria Mwaka is a Ugandan geography professor, politician and women's-rights activist based in Luweero district, Uganda.[1]
Background and education
She was born in Makulubita in Luweero District.[1] She is a teacher, professor and politician. She holds a PhD in Geography attained from Makerere University.[1]
Career before politics
She started teaching in 1969 and she became an Assistant lecturer, Associate professor of geography and later headed the Geography Department at Makerere University twice from 1975.[2] She became a professor of Geography in 1991 making her the first Female and Geographer to hold a PhD. She spearheaded the establishment of the school of women and gender studies and directed the program until she became the Deputy Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly between 1994 and 1995.[2] She was the lead researcher in the Liberia research study.[3]
Political career
She joined politics in 1996 when she emerged as winner as the women representative member of parliament for Luweero District and officially retired from active politics in 2011[4]
Personal life
She was married to Abel Mwaka who passed on in 2016. Her career started as a teacher in 1969 and in 1993 she founded Victoria Model Secondary School in Luweero Town Council to offer affordable education for the girl-child. She was also nominated as the Head of Hospital Management Committee for Luweero District and was approved by the Luweero District council.[1][2][5]
References
- ^ a b c d Talemwa, Moses. "Female professors tell their long story". The Observer – Uganda. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Prof. Victoria Mwaka to Head Luweero Hospital Management Committee :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Liebling-Kalifani, Helen; Mwaka, Victoria; Ojiambo-Ochieng, Ruth; Were-Oguttu, Juliet; Kinyanda, Eugene; Kwekwe, Deddeh; Howard, Lindora; Danuweli, Cecilia (3 January 2013). "Women War Survivors of the 1989–2003 Conflict in Liberia: The Impact of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence". Journal of International Women's Studies. 12 (1): 1–21. ISSN 1539-8706.
- ^ Galaxy (7 March 2019). "Women's Day: Here is a list of seven most powerful Ugandan women leaders who broke the gender 'fence' and became the first in their fields". Galaxy FM 100.2. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Mwaka, Victoria Miriam (1996). "Women's Studies in Uganda". Women's Studies Quarterly. 24 (1/2): 449–464. ISSN 0732-1562.