Our latest “meet the
staff” features Maureen Nakalinzi, UVP Program Manager.
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| Maureen outside the UVP office |
Maureen grew up with a
passion for helping people and serving her community. While studying at Makerere
University, she began volunteering as an intern with UVP and developed her
interest in public health. She was a UVP intern each summer from 2005 until
2008, making her an early member of the UVP family! After university, Maureen
worked as the program manager of a women’s empowerment program focusing on
incoming generating projects. Maureen has been working full time with UVP since
2011. She is the program manager for the Family Planning program and works with
Loy on the management and data for the fistula program. In addition to her
program activities, Maureen helps manage the internship program and keeps the
office running smoothly.
Maureen is passionate
about reproductive health. She finds fulfillment in providing services that are
greatly needed by the women in the communities. She enjoys meeting and engaging
with Village Health Teams and community members. Maureen says she likes her job because “UVP
gives you the opportunity to try out new ideas for improving programs and
allows you to make your mark on the program. As staff, you can start with an
idea and a concept paper and follow it all the way through implementation and
follow up.”
The best thing that
has happened while she’s been at UVP has been the expansion of the family
planning program. Maureen says “Now UVP is providing a long term method, the
implant, during our outreaches. We will also able to add cervical cancer
screening to our family planning program with the help from newly trained
government nurses.”
When not working, Maureen
serves on two boards: the International Community Empowerment Fund (ICEF) and
Nazareth Children’s Home. She loves working with children, and in every town
she lives in she gets involved at the local baby’s home and
teaches Sunday school. When asked one thing that readers might not
know about her, Maureen shared that she danced ballet while in school and likes
ballroom dancing.
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