Rose Christine Adikini | |
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| Born | Christine Adikini Opoya (1926-07-26)26 July 1926 (age 99) |
| Died | 24 January 2022 |
| Party | NRM |
| Spouse | James Opoya Sipanga |
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| Education | Nagongera Convent Primary School |
Rose Christine Adikini, also known as Christine Adikini Opoya (born 26 July 1926), was a Ugandansocial activist for people living with disabilities who died on 24 January 2022.[1]
Christine Adikini Opoya was born on 26 July 1926 to Roza Arenji and Noah Bukare of Bendo Clan.[1]
Adikini attended Nagongera Convent Primary School and Nyondo T.T.C. qualifying as a Grade II Primary Teacher at that time. She started teaching in 1943 and she started a Girls’ Section at St. Teresa Primary School Siwa also acted as the firstHead Teacher. She retired from the Teaching Service in 1977 after 34 years of Service.[1]
Adikini served as theLead Councillor of Persons Living with Disabilities inTororo District, Uganda, where she representedwomen andgirls with disabilities and raised issues related to violence, discrimination, and accessibility and in 2019 she participated in a leadership training organised by National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU), supported by the Spotlight Initiative.[1][2]
In addition, in the 2006 local government elections in Tororo District, Rose Christine Adikini was elected as a district Councillor representing femalepersons with disabilities (PWDs).[3]
Adikini’s husband was the late James Opoya Sipanga.[1]
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