Josephine Omunyidde Zhane is the founder of Engender Girls’ Mentorship Programme – an all girl-youth-mentorship initiative based in Uganda that develops THOUGHT LEADERSHIP for the girl-child through a series of activities that prepare her to take up her place at the decision making table in the future. She also serves on various Boards in Uganda and has previously served on the Board of Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) as Director Public Relations. She has over 15 years of experience in International Development & Corporate Communication. She tells Stellar Woman Magazine why women need to creative new solutions needed to enable us to move forward.In one sentence, tell us who Josephine is:Josephine is a 39-year-old mother and believer – Remnant of Christ, founder of Engender Girls Mentorship, a Knowledge Management & Communication Expert working with the United Nations. I also serve as a Board Member on some organizations’ Boards in Uganda. Has journalism and communications always been your dream career? Or is there any other?As a child, I dreamed of becoming a Broadcast Journalist – I used to try out TV presenter stunts in my mother’s dressing mirror secretly mimicking the TV hosts of that time. But, when I got to joining university my parents insisted on me studying Education at Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda which I hesitantly enrolled for and completed. Immediately after, I switched to study Film & Television even before my graduation and later upgraded to Journalism & Communication while working with WBS TV and later NTV Uganda as a broadcast journalist. I later mastered in it which paved way for me into the broad communication world. You’ve recorded a lot of success throughout your career; working and heading projects in Television and communication, media, NGOs and more. What are you most proud of and why? I am most proud of…
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