Women empowerment and youth mentorship work wins Kagoro a medal

Jacinta Kagoro Tusiime is a television producer, talent manager and proprietor of Super Soul Sisters Mentorship that uplifts and celebrates women from all walks of life.

She is also the brain behind the Teenz Club programme that bred TV personalities and other celebrities like; Flavia Tumusiime, Edris Katamba (MC Kats), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs Simon Kasyate and radio presenter Moses Kalule.

Others include; Didi Mwanje, Yvonne Kyayonka and Supra Singal who owns a chain of restaurants in India and Bobi Elitze who owns a fashion house in Germany. For her work, President Museveni recently decorated her with a Diamond Jubilee medal for distinguished civil service and loyalty to the country.

Kagoro received the medal courtesy of the Central Organisation of Free Trade Unions Uganda (COFTU) that recognised her work. For over 25 years, the mother of four has been using her space in the media to uplift women, children and the youth.

In the early 2000s, she combed schools searching for talented children before training them. She would later join women empowerment through the Super Soul Sister’s Mentorship, where women share success stories to inspire others.

She hosts politicians, those in corporate spaces, entertainment industry and informal sector. The mentorship has also helped to boost the confidence of several girls and young women to break the glass ceiling and thrive in all spaces. She also links them to job opportunities and helps those with cases, to get justice.

During the 1990s, after she completed school, Kagoro joined the now defunct WBS TV as continuity announcer and shortly after, she was tasked with starting a children’s programme. “I spent seven fruitful years at WBS.

I enjoyed my job, travelled widely, scaled up the career ladder, made friends and became a star,” she recollects adding; “My programmes drew crowds, including big advertisers. I made money for my bosses and they applauded me,” she says.

In 2006, she chose to resign, but later got a job at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). “I suspect one of the teenagers I worked with recommended me for this job. I was tasked with starting a children’s programme while UTV was transitioning to UBC,” she says.

In 2011, after graduating with a bachelor of Social Work and Social Administration from Ndejje University, Kagoro ventured into women empowerment. She uses her YouTube channel to host politicians, those in the corporate spaces, entertainers and women in the informal sector.

The mentorship also helps boost the confidence of girls and young women to be able to thrive in all spaces. She also links them to job opportunities and helps those with cases, find justice. She works with a team including Rouenah Kajumba, Nabaka Gracious and Princess Sylvia Otyeka.

She says women must recognise opportunities that can help them to stand out and shine. “The Government has empowered us and given us all we need to flourish. Come out, share your story, and inspire others. I believe in inspiring others before I expire. Also, be good mothers to this nation by raising children into responsible citizens,” she says.