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Rehmah Kasule is the President and Founder of CEDA International-Uganda focusing on Education, Leadership, Mentoring, Entrepreneurship and Gender Equality. Her work is a catalyst in re-framing youth and women’s thinking to confidently take charge of their lives and lead change in their communities. Since 2009, her projects in employment creation, gender economic empowerment, quality education, combating violent extremism, human trafficking, democracy and active citizenship have impacted over 168,000 girls in secondary schools, universities, women leaders, entrepreneurs and have skilled out-of-school youth. Her work was recognized by President Barack Obama in 2010, and has won several international awards including Fortune/Goldman Sachs Global Women Leaders Award in 2014 and the Islamic Development Bank Women in Peace and Development Prize. Rehmah is a Let Girls Learn Ambassador and was named the Most Influential African Woman in government and civil society in 2016. Amanda Ellis, an International Gender Specialist described Rehmah as “an African Light House” which is guiding the future generation. Rehmah is a Gender, Youth Development and Future of Work Expert, and an Author of a book “From Gomba to the White House.” She consulted with the International Trade Centre and African Development Bank on Policy and Private Sector Development. A graduate of Peace, Conflict and International Development, a Vital Voices Fellow, Synergos Senior Fellow, and a KAICIID International Fellow. In 2019, during the year-long fellowship at Harvard University, she innovated the PLUS+AFRICA Linkubator, a social venture that is focused on the ‘future of work’ to create employment pathways for youth in Africa. Rehmah is a Fellow of the African Leadership Initiative, East Africa and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
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