Makerere University has celebrated the achievements of women at a function named the Second Edition of the Sarah Ntiro Annual Public Lecture, under the theme Catalysing Change: Women as Pillars of Society, on Thursday, 31, 2023, at the School of Women and Gender Studies in honor of her legacy that paved the way for thousands of other young women, to fulfil their dreams of pursuing higher education in Africa and the world at large.
Her Royal Highness, Sylvia Nagginda who presided over the function as the chief guest thanked Makerere University leadership for recognizing and celebrating the Sarah Ntiro’s legacy and achievements of women.
According to Her Royal Highness of Buganda Kingdom, women as pillars of society are necessary for survival of society because they symbolize strength, stability and support.
‘It’s my distinct pleasure to join you this afternoon as we remember and celebrate the legacy of Sarah Ntiro. I thank the university leadership for making the Sarah Ntiro public lecture an annual event which I believe is an affirmation the inspiration that we need for both our current and future generation cannot be foreign,’ Nagginda said.
The Sarah Ntiro Annual Public Lecture is an important event that raises awareness of the challenges women face. The lecture is a platform for women to share their stories and to inspire others to make a difference.
The lecture explores the ways in which women are catalysing change in Uganda in which they discuss women’s economic empowerment, social contributions, and political participation.
It also highlight the challenges that women face in Uganda and how they are overcoming them.
In 1951, Sarah Nyendwoha Ntiro, a Ugandan African female attained a slot to study a Bachelor’s degree of Arts in History, at the University of Oxford and became the first female from East and Central Africa to graduate from the University of Oxford in 1954.
The lecture also hosted a 30-minute panel session, moderated by Professor Sarah Ssali, the Dean School of Gender and Women Studies, Anne Juuko, the CEO of Stanbic Bank Uganda, Anna Reismann, the Country Director for the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Uganda and South Sudan, and Miria Matembe.
