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Biography

Sarah is a highly respected media personality known for her captivating radio voice. She is passionate about blending and reconciling the traditional and modern Gender values in the family and among the new generation. Her love and commitment to empowering Women, and teenage Girls has enhanced and transformed the livelihood and well-being of families, individuals, and communities.

Sarah is an enthusiastic Radio Presenter who has dedicated her programs to desisting Gender-based violence acts that affect women and children, advocates for equal treatment, boosts women’s sense of self-worth and encourages women/mothers to actively get involved in group transforming activities amidst family and sociocultural norms. She is ardent and resourceful about transforming the youth and young mothers through personal enrichment programs. Empower women especially rural women living at the shores of Lake Victoria to take up leadership in communities, widen participation in money-earning projects ie weaving and crafts, and embrace farming for food security among their families.

She joined Radio Two Akaboozi 89.7fm in 2001 presenting two programs about Real life stories a family show on Diversity (misfortunes and hardships) every Sunday and a night interactive musical show by the radio name Saralee

She initiated a children’s holiday camp (Home and Diaspora) to nurture respect and appreciation for culture, norms, and values among the youth, intended to bridge the gap between modernity and tradition. Sarah is actively involved in counseling the Girl-child about early pregnancies and HIV&AIDS, improving self-confidence, youth expression, right decision-making, overcoming dilemmas during and after college, speaking to school dropouts to find passion and purpose aimed at changing lives for a better livelihood, reaching out to youth with limited access to basic needs: ie sanitary pads, undergarments, scholastic materials, etc

Sarah holds a BSc. Degree in Human Resource Management from the Cyprus Institute of Marketing,  a trained Radio Presenter from UMCAT School of Journalism and Mass Communication, a qualified Counsellor, and an extensively trained in Customer service excellence and Hospitality.

In addition to the live Radio presentation, Sarah is an Administrative Assistant working with the Vision Group a leading daily newspaper, and has served in different capacities since 2001. Sarah is a volunteer with FAIMA Organic and Herbal Research as a therapist, a Farmer and proprietor of Telekamp sites for farm stay experiences and cultural exchange programs, Kaasa crafts, and Supa Youth Mentors to help youth voice out their challenges and she is a member of the Kisakye women’s Group in Katosi Mukono district and mother of four children.