My name is Cissy Joy Namatovu.
Cissy is a young women born in Uganda in 1988. She studied early childhood development, for which she received a diploma. She also holds a certificate in cosmetology, which she acquired after being inspired by a WPDI workshop in entrepreneurship at Hope North school in 2012. After that experience, Cissy joined WPDI’s Youth Peacemaker Network in the Acholi sub-region of Uganda and received one year of intensive training in conflict resolution, information and communications technology (ICT), and business and entrepreneurship.
I am who I am today because of WPDI. I attended training sessions in various topics such as peacebuilding, entrepreneurship and business skills, ICT, and leadership. This has completely changed my life.
Cissy’s story and the world
A former child soldier
2.5 Million
child soldiers in the world
An entrepreneur
150
new businesses supported by WPDI in Uganda
Trained and supported by WPDI
15
WPDI Community Learning Centers in the world
I am a woman who loves creating a positive difference in the community.
Cissy Joy Namatovu loves to learn more about other people, their cultures, and backgrounds as a way of appreciating nature and its diversity. Above all else, she “is a woman who loves creating a positive difference in the community.”