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In 2012, the White House recognized my achievements with a Champion of Change award for my work in East Africa. My current role is founder and CEO of Raintree Farms.I have over a decade of experience helping African and international organizations, including clients like the World Bank, use design, new media, and technology to engage with the public, maintain a competitive edge and foster a global presence. I am also a board member and advisor to several organizations including Africans in the Diaspora and Hive Colab. While known for being a staunch critic of development, I believe in the value and power of a global partnership to support social and economic development in Africa. I founded and co-founded a number of businesses including Raintree Farms, an agriculture business in my hometown of Masindi, Uganda; Remit.ug, an online remittances transfer platform; Hive Colab, Uganda’s first technology incubator, and Project Diaspora. In 2010, I founded the Villages in Action (ViA) interactive conference, which enabled rural Ugandans to contribute to the global dialogue about development in Africa.A technology enthusiast, I write and speak extensively on Africa’s current renaissance driven by technology, youth and its Diaspora. I am a frequent contributor to several online publications including CNN, The Globe and Mail, and The Guardian. I make frequent media appearance on Al Jazeera, BBC, and Huffington Post, and Voice of America.I have a degree in Communication Design from University of North Texas and hold three Uganda national records in high jump, pole vault, and decathlon.

Listed skills include Entrepreneurship, Blogging, Social Media, International Development, and 29 others.