Regina Mukiibi

Regina Mukiibi
Regina Naluyima Mukiibi
Other nameRegina Mukiibi Mugongo
CitizenshipUgandan
EducationSalisbury College of Funeral Sciences and Embalming
OccupationsBusinesswoman, entrepreneur, funeral director
Known forUganda's first ever funeral home director
TitleCo-founder of Uganda Funeral Services Ltd
AwardsUganda Investment Authority Woman Entrepreneur of Year (2007)
Investor of the Year National Award (2009)
Sustained Growth National Award (2009)

Regina Mukiibi (sometimes referred to as Regina Mukiibi Mugongo[1] as well as Regina Naluyima Mukiibi[2]) was a Ugandan businesswoman and entrepreneur notable for being the country's first ever funeral home director.[3]

Background and education

As she ventured into the funeral management business, Regina Mukiibi undertook professional training at the Salisbury College of Funeral Sciences and Embalming in London.[4]

Business ventures

After working as an accountant with the now defunct Uganda Commercial Bank,[5] she operated a tour and travel company[6][7] which she left in order to start the funeral management business. In 1996, Regina Mukiibi jointly registered Uganda Funeral Services, a funeral service management company with her since deceased brother, Freddie Katamba Mukiibi.[8][9]

Awards

  • Uganda Investment Authority Woman Entrepreneur of Year - 2007[10]
  • Investor of the Year National Award - 2009[11]
  • Sustained Growth National Award - 2009[12]

References

  1. ↑ Africa, Forbes Woman (2014-02-01). "From Banker To The Business Of Burial". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Uganda Funeral Services Ltd still top". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Ugandan Women Mean Business". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  4. ↑ Africa, Forbes Woman (2014-02-01). "From Banker To The Business Of Burial". Forbes Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Uganda's First Female Funeral Director – From Taboo to Mainstream | Inter Press Service". www.ipsnews.net. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  6. ↑ "In the business of managing the dearly departed". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  7. ↑ NTV, Uganda (2 December 2011). "Celeb Profile: Regina Mukiibi". Youtube. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "About UFS". www.ugandafuneralservices.com. Archived from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. ↑ Rice, Andrew (15 October 2003). "Ghost Town" (PDF). Institute of Current World Affairs. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Masinde, Andrew (20 January 2017). "Uganda Funeral Services Ltd still top" (PDF). New Vision. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Staff Writer. "Uganda Funeral Services Ltd Marks 20 years". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  12. ↑ Staff Writer. "Uganda Funeral Services Ltd Marks 20 years". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
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