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Q&A: International Coaching Federation (ICF) Uganda Chapter—raising the bar on leadership, one coaching session at a time. Two years ago, in October 2019, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Uganda Chapter was officially launched by a group of enthusiastic 21 professional coaches with a passion to cause transformative leadership in Uganda. In this interview, Joan Mugenzi (JM) the ICF Uganda President and Joseph Ajal (JA) an Associate Certified Coach, tell us about ICF Uganda’s story of growth, a mission to spearhead transformational leadership in Uganda’s public and private boardrooms as well as households.

by Muhereza Kyamutetera
Clockwise from top, Joan Mugenzi and Joseph Ajal, Mathias Katamba, Steven Mukasa, Dr. Peter Kimbowa and Josephine Mukumbya, the first team to moot the the idea of founding and formalizing the ICF Uganda Chapter. They would later be joined by another team of 16 coaches from Stanbic Bank, making up the first 21 coaches to subscribe to ICF Global and eventually make up the first cohort of ICF Uganda Chapter.
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It is now two years since ICF Uganda was founded. Briefly take us through these two years and the key highlights therein that are worth celebrating.  JM: I would describe ICF Uganda as the home to professional coaches; professional coaches in the sense that every member of the ICF Uganda chapter has been trained and certified to practice coaching. Our coaches are also part of a global netw

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.