Tereza Mbire – Serial Entrepreneur, Uganda pioneering women business Advocate, Presidential Advisor

Tereza Mbire is the founder of Uganda Women Association Limited (UWEAL), an association that pioneered and advocated for government support and recognition for the contribution of women to the economic development of Uganda. UWEAL has been in existence for the last 23 years and this year won the award of 1st runner up best association in the country beating 999 institutions.

Tereza is also one of the founder members of the Uganda Women Finance Trust that started as women’s only micro finance

Tereza Mbire – Serial Entrepreneur, Uganda pioneering women business Advocate, Presidential Advisor

Tereza Mbire is the founder of Uganda Women Association Limited (UWEAL), an association that pioneered and advocated for government support and recognition for the contribution of women to the economic development of Uganda. UWEAL has been in existence for the last 23 years and this year won the award of 1st runner up best association in the country beating 999 institutions.

Tereza is also one of the founder members of the Uganda Women Finance Trust that started as women’s only micro finance institution that is now at the level to graduate to a full commercial bank.

At the age of 77, has grown many of the key businesswomen that Uganda boasts of today. She is still actively running her businesses and continues to go all over the country giving speaking engagements to inspire women to break out of the bondage of poverty,

Today, she is still the proud owner of Basix Uganda Limited and Proper Services, companies that deal in household items.

Recently, Tereza Mbire has been appointed a by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, to be one of his advisors.

Tereza Mbire was one of 100 people receiving a World of Difference Award at The International Alliance of Women Global Forum in Washington, DC. Receive in October 2011.

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