Publisher's Synopsis
This book chronicles the amazing life of Rosette Nabuuma, a dynamic social entrepreneur who has dedicated her life through the Candle Light Foundation to empowering and supporting the vulnerable women and girls in Uganda. Having been born into a large polygamist family and a father who had 28 children and several wives, she learnt at an early age how to deal with people and especially navigating conflict situations and differences between her siblings. This would lead to her biggest strength as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Candlelight Foundation for she developed her leadership skills from home. Despite the disadvantage of being a girl, her father saw her potential and regardless of what his culture and community expected him to do; he made a decision to educate all his children including the girlsThis book chronicles the amazing life of Rosette Nabuuma, a dynamic social entrepreneur who has dedicated her life through the Candle Light Foundation to empowering and supporting the vulnerable women and girls in Uganda. Having been born into a large polygamist family and a father who had 28 children and several wives, she learnt at an early age how to deal with people and especially navigating conflict situations and differences between her siblings. This would lead to her biggest strength as the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Candlelight Foundation for she developed her leadership skills from home. Despite the disadvantage of being a girl, her father saw her potential and regardless of what his culture and community expected him to do; he made a decision to educate all his children including the girls. Rosette went on to help educating four of her siblings once she started working. Both her parents died at a very early age and she continued to be part of the backbone of her family. You will learn about Rosette's journey as she developed and got involved in a number of international organizations such as Zonta International and Rotary International. She shares stories of her work with the vulnerable women and girls supported by the Candle Light Foundation and the trials and challenges faced by these women every day. This book is a door into the lives of the typical African women and girls born to poor parents who fail to educate their children due to limited financial resources. It shares their resilience and strength against all the odds that life has dealt them and how they triumph to rebuild their lives and the lives of their children. It is an inspiring story of how one woman has changed thousands of lives through her passion and drive for social justice in Uganda.
