Sampras Noel Kaweesi

Sampras Noel Kaweesi was born and bred in Uganda and has been living Cape Town South Africa since 2009. Holds a Diploma in Development Studies, a Bachelor in Accounting Sciences in Financial Accounting with UNISA and a Certified Chartered Accountant registered with Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He is a strong human rights fighter for the marginalized community especially the LGBTQI and sex workers. He has been working in Non Profit Sector for more than 7 years, dedicating four years to SWEAT and concentrating on SISONKE for one year and eight months as the finance officer.

He has have a strong passion for community development and implementation of community upliftment programs and projects, a strong advocate of social justice, a strong believer in the power of knowledge especially in the context of an individual and societal development as a whole.

He is also a board Treasurer of a non-profit organization (Pakhama) which feeds the underprivileged and develops survival skills to the youth to enable them make something out of their life in Gugulethu and Langa (South Africa).