Victoria Nalongo Namusisi

Victoria Nalongo Namusisi (sometimes styled as Victoria Okoth Nalongo Namusisi) (born 19 January 1956) is a Ugandan Sports and Political journalist, political administrator and philanthropist. Namusisi is considered the first Ugandan female sports journalist, and she served as a Resident District Commissioner for Mpigi District between 1991 and 1997. In 2010, she was a recipient of the Nalubaale Medal.

Quotes

"Changing the World One Child at a Time — Victoria Nalongo Namusisi" (2013)

"Changing the World One Child at a Time — Victoria Nalongo Namusisi" (October 10, 2013)

• I would hear people say, ‘there goes the fisherman’s daughter,’ whenever I passed by.

• My father used to tell us that the only gift he could ever give us was an education.

• Once I had my education, I would hear people say, ‘there goes the district administrator’s father.

• The difference was that my father took education seriously.

• He was six and a half years old, but he was so malnourished that he looked like he was three and a half.

• It was a big shock to me that a whole human being had no value.

• Life had lost its value in northern Uganda because of this war.

• I thank God that through Bright Kids I had the chance to save some lives.

• You are blessed in this country. Education is a right. In Uganda, education is not a right. It is a privilege.

• Susan spenta few minutes with the child touching it on the feet, then the hands, making sounds for the baby to follow, and soon he was turning his head and responding to the sound, something he hadn’t done in months.

• The situation was changed by an expert in just one hour. How much can we gain by having a team from Carlow visit Bright Kids for just two weeks?