Joyce Namirimo Tamale

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Joyce Namirimo Tamale
Born1975 (age 48–49)
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
(Master’s in Public Health)

Swiss School of Business and Management (SSBM) Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (Executive MBA)

Makerere University
OccupationCEO
Known forGender activist, social investment specialist
TitleFCCA, CPA, DBA
Websitecapitalsolutionsug.com

Joyce Namirimo Tamale is a Ugandan impact and social investment specialist,[1] governance and strategic consultant, financial management professional,[2] sustainability expert and gender activist against GBV.[3] She has worked since 2003 both in the private and social sectors on the African continent.[4]

Education[edit]

Tamale has a Master of Business Administration at Eastern and Southern African Management Institute in 2007,[5] Bachelors Of Commerce at Makerere University in 1999, Doctorate in Business Administration in 2022 from Unicaribbean Business School Nigeria and is a Fellow chartered accountant of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the UK,[6] and a member of the Institute for Certified Public Accountants Uganda (ICPAU).

Work experience[edit]

Tamale is the founder and current chief executive officer (CEO) of Capital Solutions Ltd, a social enterprise focused on social enterprises in Africa.[7] She is also the founder of the Social Investment Fund, an impact investing fund providing inclusive financing to social enterprises in Uganda.[8]

Tamale was previously the managing director[9] Jan 2014 - Dec 2018 and director of finance and investments with the Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG )Jan 2009 - Dec 2013[5][10] Prior to her tenure at UHMG,[11] she held positions at the Eastern African Sub-Regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI), Save the Children, and Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC).[12][13]

Board memberships and leadership[edit]

Tamale is the board chairperson of Uganda Reinsurance,[4] Board member and chairperson audit committee of KCB Uganda, chairperson of the Uganda Social Entrepreneurship Forum (SEF), and Board Treasurer of Humentum USA.[14] Additionally, she is the Chairperson Emeritus of the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE),[15] Chairperson Emeritus the Institute for Social Transformation (IST)

Awards and recognition[edit]

Tamale holds an honorary doctorate of Business Administration from the Swiss School of Business and Management in Geneva, Switzerland.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tamale, Joyce. "Practical insights into running a social enterprise". New Vision.
  2. ^ Nabatanzi, Violet (2022-08-06). "New project to boost young women entrepreneurs".
  3. ^ Nayebare, Claire (2022-03-03). "Activists Raise Red Flag Over Increasing GBV Cases Ahead Of Women's Day". 105.6 FM Jubilee Radio. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  4. ^ a b "Dr. Joyce Namirimo Tamale – Uganda Reinsurance Company". Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ^ a b c "The view from Joyce Namirimo Tamale FCCA". abmagazine.accaglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  6. ^ "ACCA members: search results | ACCA Global". www.accaglobal.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ ""In Africa, We Know Grants Can Not Take Us To The Next Level;" Ugandan Social Investor Joyce Tamale". Spreaker. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  8. ^ "Rise and rise of accounting queens". Monitor. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ Tamale, Joyce. "HIV/AIDS: Why we should intensify social, behaviour change campaigns among youth". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  10. ^ Mayemba, Abubaker (2017-07-18). "UNFPA donates reproductive health kits to seven districts". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  11. ^ Songa, Martha. "Ensuring access to lifesaving reproductive health supplies in emergencies".
  12. ^ "Powerful Women In Uganda Named". ChimpReports. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  13. ^ "UHMG marks 10 years". New Vision. Retrieved Sep 29, 2016.
  14. ^ https://production.humentum.org/about/joyce-tamale[bare URL]
  15. ^ "Women get skills for income generation". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-03-17.