About the Institute
Mission
To nurture excellence and talent and provide a space for reflection and learning about leadership, history and writing.
The Elizabeth Zalwango and Henry Kyemba Leadership Institute in Jinja, Uganda offers programmes of instruction targeting leaders and writers from all disciplines. With a
simple mission - to nurture leaders and writers - and with a special focus on history, writing and self-reflection, the Institute builds on Henry Kyemba's legacy of public
service and love for his country Uganda and on Elizabeth' Zalwango ’s legacy of love for family and care for others.
The Institute offers three signature programmes :
1. “Leaders in Residence Series”,
2. “Writers in Residence Series” and
3. “Annual Lecture Series”
Philosophy
About Honourable Henry Kyemba
Henry served proudly for over 50 years in public service in Uganda, starting in Uganda's newly independent administration in 1962. Between 1972 and 2000, he held multiple Cabinet roles (Health, Culture & Community Development, Animal Industry & Fisheries) and represented his constituency for four terms in the national Parliament of Uganda. Author of A State of Blood, a key book on the turbulent years under President Idi Amin, Henry contributed ardently to national debates on history, politics and governance in Uganda. He was proud to have been elected to serve from 1995 - 1996 on the Constituent Assembly, the group of eminent persons that drafted the current constitution of Uganda. He also served proudly for many years on the Judicial Service Commission of Uganda, as well as District Governor for Rotary District 9200 for Eastern Africa. He served from 2003 as Director for University and Technical Education for the Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation and is a proud alumnus of Busoga College Mwiri.
About Elizabeth Zalwango
Elizabeth trained as a Nurse and Midwife qualifying from the Northampton School of Nursing in 1965 before returning to serve with distinction in her profession in hospitals across south, central and eastern Uganda. As a new Nursing graduate, she worked at Mulago referral hospital from 1966 to 1969. During that time she had the privilege of leading the unit responsible for Nursing support to Pope Paul VI during his first visit to Africa. From 1969 to 1972, she worked as Head Nurse at Kawolo Hospital in Lugazi. She returned to training and resumed a full time career in Nursing in the UK in 1987, 15 years after she had left to raise her family. She retired from full-time Nursing in 1998. Fun-loving and solution-oriented, she advocated strongly for education and professional development of girls and women and took great pride in her career but was most proud however, of her role as Mum and Grandmum, cheerleader, pragmatic mentor and confidante to the many children in her extended family.
