Full Name Angelina Chogo Known for Social Work & Activism Titles High Commissioner Years active 1980 — present Residence Nairobi, Kenya | Citizenship Uganda Spouse James Wapakhabulo Nationality Ugandan Name Angelina Wapakhabulo | |
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Born 24 May 1949 (age 74) ( 1949-05-24 ) Tanzania Other names "Mama Angelina" (Uganda) Occupation Social Worker, HIV/AIDS Activist & Diplomat Alma mater University of Dar es Salaam | ||
Angelina Chogo Wapakhabulo (widely known as Mama Angelina in Uganda) (born March 24, 1949) is a founding member and Co-chair of the United Way Board. Mama Angelina is one of Uganda's most celebrated community activists, leader, and a social worker. For over a decade, she has dedicated her life to fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS and caring for orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda. As the Program Coordinator of the Market Vendors AIDS Project (MAVAP), Mama Angelina has successfully transformed Kampala's markets into a one stop shopping where vendors and customers do trade but are also encouraged to check their HIV status and get treatment as well. She currently serves as Uganda's High Commissioner to Kenya. Mama Angelina and United Way President and CEO Brian Gallagher represented the United Way at the White House Summit on Malaria in Washington, D.C. on 14 December 2006. The Summit was hosted by the President and Mrs. Bush.
Personal
She was born and raised in the Iringa District of Tanzania. While a student at the University of Dar es Salaam, she met James Wapakhabulo (23 March 1945 - 27 March 2004), the late former Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 2001 until 2004. They were married and had four children together: Lumumba, Maima, Yona, and Josephine. Josephine Kasalamwa Wapakabulo, PhD is the Executive Director of Uganda National Oil Company.
Angelina and her late husband were contemporaries at Dar es Salaam University, with President Yoweri Museveni in the 1960s. During Wapakhabulo's memorial service at their home in Mafudu village, Sironko District, President Museveni said they were relieved when Wapakhabulo told them he was going to marry Angelina. Wapakhabulo had earlier shown interest in marrying an American, a proposal his peers considered a betrayal given their student Pan-African revolutionary pretensions at the time.