{"id":641,"date":"2026-10-25T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2026-10-25T08:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:13:29","slug":"our-people-mengo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/index.php\/our-people-mengo\/","title":{"rendered":"Our people mengo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"641\" class=\"elementor elementor-641\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4857a43 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-bda261a \" data-id=\"4857a43\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"4857a43\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bd634 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-31bd634-ca488f4 \" data-id=\"31bd634\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"31bd634\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2180685 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-2180685-df3d4fd \" data-id=\"2180685\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"2180685\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01ec94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-person\" data-id=\"b01ec94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-person.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-persons-container premium-person-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-container premium-person-zoomin-effect\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FOUNDER@2x-4-258x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FOUNDER@2x-4-258x300.png 258w, https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/FOUNDER@2x-4.png 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-person-name\">Wilber Sempijja<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Founder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wilber Sempijja is the founder of Mengo Children&#8217;s Foundation, bringing over a decade of dedicated leadership in organizational development and social impact. Driven by his personal experience of overcoming extreme poverty and hardship during childhood, Wilber has dedicated his life to breaking the cycle of adversity for others.<\/p><p>He holds a Master of Arts in International Community Development (MA-ICD) from Northwest University and a Bachelor of Arts in Education. Through his strategic vision, Wilber has established key partnerships and led high-impact community programs that empower vulnerable children with access to quality education, healthcare, and talent development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8813d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-7d8813d-b031ac6 \" data-id=\"7d8813d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"7d8813d\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3ddd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-person\" data-id=\"6c3ddd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-person.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-persons-container premium-person-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-container premium-person-zoomin-effect\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Shafik-Muwonge-3@2x-rvc7we8yt1qetvj38ocg2z6oibadgidwwp7ngi5afo.png\" title=\"Shafik Muwonge 3@2x\" alt=\"Shafik Muwonge 3@2x\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-person-name\">Shafik Muwonge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Football<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has played football at different levels. He is now a central figure in our talent development program mainly football.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284df07 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-284df07-85a2335 \" data-id=\"284df07\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"284df07\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076fa68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-person\" data-id=\"076fa68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-person.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-persons-container premium-person-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-container premium-person-zoomin-effect\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/member-2@2x-rvc800wj70p9no9b1qtl7k7r2vee6fslqnw55yrkes.png\" title=\"member 2@2x\" alt=\"member 2@2x\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-person-name\">Charles Ssenyonga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charles Ssenyonga is passionate about transforming lives through education. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Leadership and Management from Uganda Management Institute (UMI). He provides guidance and technical support to the organization in implementing of activities<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbccf5 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-9c280fd \" data-id=\"bbbccf5\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"bbbccf5\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-598d818 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-598d818-051718a \" data-id=\"598d818\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"598d818\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd3260 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-edd3260-e7dfe08 \" data-id=\"edd3260\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"edd3260\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afeda5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-person\" data-id=\"9afeda5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-person.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-persons-container premium-person-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-container premium-person-zoomin-effect\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/member-3@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/member-3@2x.png 465w, https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/member-3@2x-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-person-name\">Linda Nabakooza<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Finance &amp; Administration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She has Volunteered at the organisation sinceinception and she currently support in financial management,adminstartion and general compliance<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f1f1b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-f3f1f1b-b05c46c \" data-id=\"f3f1f1b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f3f1f1b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bae6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-person\" data-id=\"b2bae6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-person.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-persons-container premium-person-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-container premium-person-zoomin-effect\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/member-4@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/member-4@2x.png 465w, https:\/\/mengochildrensfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/member-4@2x-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-info-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-person-name\">Pam Nankabirwa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-person-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Monitoring &amp; Evaluation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-person-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pam Nankabirwa is very passionate with numbers. She leads our monitoring and evaluation and her work is key in the success of our work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1b9eb e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-1d1b9eb-11c1d87 \" data-id=\"1d1b9eb\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1d1b9eb\">\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83cc88 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-e83cc88-c631dc6 \" data-id=\"e83cc88\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e83cc88\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilber Sempijja Founder Wilber Sempijja is the founder of Mengo Children&#8217;s Foundation, bringing over a decade of dedicated leadership in organizational development and social impact. 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