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Humphrey Nabimanya
Humphrey Nabimanya is a Ugandan social entrepreneur, philanthropist, peer educator, founder and team leader at Reach A Hand, Uganda.[1][2] He founded the Ikon Awards.[3][4] Early life and educationNabimanya was born on 14 November 1988 and has seven siblings.[5] Nabimanya attended Rubaga Primary school (Queen of Peace) in 2003, Kiira College Butiki from 2004 to 2007 for his 0'level, and Namirembe Hillside High School between 2008 and 2009. In 2013, he graduated from Makerere University with a bachelor's degree in community psychology.[6] CareerA recipient of the 2011 Young Achievers Award for Film and Photography,[7] Nabimanya is a youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights advocate, leader, change agent and a presenter of a youth empowerment on NBS Television in Uganda.[8] In 2011, while in his first year at the university, Nabimanya founded Reach A Hand, Uganda a youth led non-profit organization focused on youth empowerment programs with an emphasis on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights,[9] HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.[10] Through Reach A Hand Uganda, Nabimanya has created a movement of young advocates[11] with a team of 46 members and 1,755 volunteers under the Peer Educators Academy who, by the end of 2020, had helped to reach over 6,618,171 people through various project interventions and 18,205,652 through social media. Reach A Hand Uganda has interventions[12] in 66 schools reaching approximately 20,100 young people and 67,193 out of school young people.[13][14] Nabimanya educates youth about sexual reproductive health and rights.[15] He supports his peers take control of their lives and present themselves in ways that inspires,[16] impresses and spurs confidence in themselves and their peers under a platform where they have full opportunities to take part in the process of breaking barriers hindering them from making informed choices in life regarding their SRHR.[17] Recognition and awards
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