Catherine Samali Kavuma
Encyclopedia
Catherine Samali Kavuma is a novelist and a prominent Uganda
n personality.
She was born in Nkokonjeru
. At the age of eight she moved with her family to Great Britain
where her father was employed by the Uganda Coffee Marketing Board. In the early 1970s, her family moved to Ethiopia
. Catherine went to Loreto Convent School Msongari, in Nairobi
, Kenya
where she finished secondary school. Later she went back to Britain again to study at St. Francis de Sales Convent in Tring
, Hertfordshire
.
In 1980 she moved to the United States
to study at the State University of New York
(SUNY) College at Cortland, where she got a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology specialising in Archeology. During her study at the SUNY she founded the 'Culture Club', an anthroplogical society aimed at raising funds to invite eminent scholars and specialists in the field of Anthropology and Archeology.
In the middle of the 1980s Catherine Samali Kavuma moved to Washington, D.C.
to work for the Ambassdor of Uganda to the United States at the Embassy of Uganda. After working with the Embassy of Canada she got a job at the World Bank
as Program Assistant in the office of the Executive Director for Africa.
Catherine has two children, Nadia and Philip and a grandson named Joaquin.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n personality.
She was born in Nkokonjeru
Nkokonjeru
Nkokonjeru is a town in Buikwe District, Central Uganda. The town is a municipality under Buikwe District Administration. The other municipalities in the district include:* Buikwe Municipality* Lugazi Municipality* Njeru Municipality* Ngogwe Municipality...
. At the age of eight she moved with her family to Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
where her father was employed by the Uganda Coffee Marketing Board. In the early 1970s, her family moved to Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Catherine went to Loreto Convent School Msongari, in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
where she finished secondary school. Later she went back to Britain again to study at St. Francis de Sales Convent in Tring
Tring
Tring is a small market town and also a civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England. Situated north-west of London and linked to London by the old Roman road of Akeman Street, by the modern A41, by the Grand Union Canal and by rail lines to Euston Station, Tring is now largely a...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
.
In 1980 she moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to study at the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
(SUNY) College at Cortland, where she got a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology specialising in Archeology. During her study at the SUNY she founded the 'Culture Club', an anthroplogical society aimed at raising funds to invite eminent scholars and specialists in the field of Anthropology and Archeology.
In the middle of the 1980s Catherine Samali Kavuma moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
to work for the Ambassdor of Uganda to the United States at the Embassy of Uganda. After working with the Embassy of Canada she got a job at the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
as Program Assistant in the office of the Executive Director for Africa.
Catherine has two children, Nadia and Philip and a grandson named Joaquin.
Publications
- Malita and other stories. New Jersey: Sungai Books, 2002. (183p.). ISBN 1-889218-28-6 HB / 1-889218-29-4 PB. Short stories