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Katherine Namuddu | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Working with RockFeller Foundation |
| Title | Dr |
| Awards | Women of Distinction Award. |
| Honours | Legacy of Leadership Award |
Katherine Namuddu is aUgandan educationist, academician, researcher, author and advisor on African higher education who worked with theRockefeller Foundation of New York andMakerere University.[1][2]
She taught at Nairobi,Kenyatta andMakerere University where she was deputy chair of theUniversity Council. She worked for theRockefeller Foundation of New York and an advisor on African higher education.[1] She is one of the founding members of Diaspora Girls' Senior High School and she was the Director of Studies atUganda Martyrs SS Namugongo.[3][4]She was awarded with the Women of Distinction Award byForum for African Women Educationalists(FAWE) for helping and inspiring the girl-child.[5]She was also honored byMakerere University when it was honoring its former leaders at the event titled "A Legacy of Leadership".[6]
She has published a number of articles which include; Systemic Curricular Change, Strengthening Educational Research in Developing Countries, Educational research priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa among others which are intended to promote the quality of education in higher institutions. She has also published books like Her Husband's Crown and Never a Dull Moment which narrates the barriers of modern schools in a rural village in Uganda to a girl child.[7][8]