Namirembe Aisha from Uganda works as Finance and Administration officer - CBR Africa Network (CAN). She has over 6 years working experience in disability related work as a programme staff with East Africa Centre for disability Law and Policy
Suzanne Akulu Okao is the CAN Network Coordinator. She has over 18 years of experience in banking, Capacity building, financial inclusion, Persons with Disabilities, project management and Monitoring and Evaluation finance and consultancy in Botswana, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia. Suzanne has worked with various key stakeholders in the disability fraternity such as Leonard Chesire, National Union of Persons with Disabilities (NUDIPU), Sense International and ZOA.
Suzanne has worked with financial institutions and a German Based Consultancy firm GOPA AFC where she has implemented a Biodiversity Financing Facility project with East African Development Bank (EADB) funded by KfW, and the ICR Facility Project implemented by GIZ supporting 5 DFIs in Africa to mainstream gender. Other notable works have been with Africa Aceli Africa, Bill Gates Foundation, MasterCard Foundation, UNHCR and UNCDF. She uses best practices to conceptualize/lead high-impact program design and implementation and strategic partnerships. She leverages on her deep relationships and thrives in representing organizations and programs through her exceptional business development skills. She is an out of- the-box thinker and possesses an entrepreneurial spirit.
Her areas of expertise include: Business development, research, monitoring and evaluation, capacity development, strategy formulation and business process improvement.