The Uganda Community Libraries Association (UgCLA) has a Board of Trustees that is elected every three years at the Annual General Meeting. The present Board members are:
[PHOTO] | Kate Parry Chairperson |
Professor, Hunter College, City of University of New York Executive Director for East Africa, Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) |
[PHOTO] | Christine Semambo Sempegwa Deputy Chairperson |
Director, Forum for African Woman Educationalists (FAWE) |
[PHOTO] | Gertrude Kayaga Mulindwa Treasurer |
Director, National Library of Uganda |
[PHOTO] | Esther Kyazike Secretary |
Librarian, Kawempe Youth Centre |
[PHOTO] | Dan Ahimbisibwe Member |
Librarian, Kitengesa Community Library |
[PHOTO] | Augustine Napagi Member |
Librarian, Kabubbu Community Library |
[PHOTO] | Willy Ngaka Member |
Director, Makerere Centre for Lifelong Learning Founder, Uganda Rural Literacy and Community Development Association (URLCODA) |
[PHOTO] | Ruth Sebugya Non-voting Member |
Part-time coordinator, UgCLA |
[PHOTO] | Brenda Musasizi Non-voting Member |
Part-time coordinator, UgCLA |
Our two part-time coordinators have different tasks. Ruth Sebugya, is responsible for the libraries sponsored by a Canadian NGO called Under the Reading Tree (UTRT), for which UgCLA acts as agent. Brenda Musasizi, serves UgCLA’s other members, administers projects, and takes care of records and publicity.
UgCLA’s Board develops general policies and makes recommendations on constitutional issues to the Annual General Meeting. The issues are then decided by a vote. A Steering Committee comprising the Chair, the Treasurer, and the general coordinator makes day-to-day operating decisions.