Full Name
Noah Ssempijja
Job Title
Country Lead, Refugee Financial Inclusion Programme
Company
Opportunity International
Speaker Bio
Noah Opportunity International’s Country Lead for the Refugee Financial Inclusion Programme in Uganda. He is responsible for the management of the Refugee programme, working closely with the UK team he provides strategic & practical oversight for implementation on-the-ground. Noah is passionate about improving livelihoods for the grassroots and excluded communities. He brings a breadth of experience to the role including his Masters in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies, and experience leading numerous innovative and impactful programmes to support financial inclusion and livelihoods for refugees. Alongside his role, Noah is a Founding Director for a non-profit he founded in 2014 called YICE Uganda, which provides regenerative farming support to smallholder farmers. The organization has won multiple awards since its inception including; SEED Africa Entrepreneurs Award, East African Agribusiness Award, Tony Elumelu Fellowship Award and Ashden Award.
Noah Ssempijja