Bishop Stuart University (BSU) commenced the 13th African Women’s Leadership and Mental Wellbeing Course on 28th October 2026, a three-day training aimed at equipping women with leadership skills and mental wellbeing strategies. The training will be hosted at BSU main campus – University Library Building. The programme, which has held its first 12 cohorts online across Africa since its inception, will be hosted in person at BSU for the first time.
While opening the training, BSU Vice-Chancellor Commissary, Assoc. Prof. Gershom Atukunda, commended Mr. Daniel Kamanga, founder of the course and CEO of the East African Leadership Transformation Foundation, for advancing women’s leadership across Africa. He highlighted Uganda’s progress in women’s representation in public service and urged participants to lead with purpose and resilience. “To our participants, you are not simply attending a course, but you are part of a movement that will lead with purpose and resilience,” he said.
Assoc. Prof. Margaret Oloko from Kenya, one of the course designers, urged participants to uphold integrity, build confidence, take responsibility and remain committed to their leadership goals. Mrs. Millicent Rasekoala from South Africa has called upon them to always forgive in order to avoid conflicts in societies and have respect for the positions they will uphold.
The four-day training will cover leadership principles, forgiveness, resilience, abuse of power and mental wellbeing strategies. The programme brings together female students from nearly all five faculties at BSU. This initiative has been championed by Dr. Donah Asiimire, Mr. Akinwande Mathew and Dr. Theopista Fokukora, one of the trained course leaders. The initiative aims to prepare young women for future leadership roles and empower them to contribute meaningfully to society.