Barbara Kasekende

Barbara Kasekende is a Ugandan businesswoman and corporate executive who serves as the head of the Advisory Department at Uganda Development Bank, the country's only indigenous, government-owned development financial institution. She took up this position in February 2022. Before that, she was the corporate social investments manager at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Uganda's largest commercial bank by assets Quotes I was struggling to find myself, I came to learn that no matter what environment you are in, never lose yourself. I lost myself very many times because I wanted to be like everybody else but you cannot be like everybody else. You cannot, yes you are wearing the same uniform, you are doing everything but you cannot. And for me that struggle turned out to be a life transforming experience. We need to change the mind-set and create impact. I cannot do this alone. We need to work with more people. We have a very young population at our disposal and if not guided, we stand a chance of losing out on their abilities and worse losing them. By the time one is 20 the mind is made up, if you can get into someone’s mind at 13, you can plant a seed. The time one is 18, their mind is already made up to transform the communities. If we are to do big things, we have to identify the problems within our communities and find solutions to fix them. The people with the solutions are the young people we are not giving the opportunity. When you give young people a platform, you will be surprised at how much they are capable of doing on their own. I have seen young people come up with innovations that are transforming communities. There is more to life than winning a trophy. I have been working young people for the last 15 years. I have had to unlearn, learn and relearn a lot of things. *Someone is never too young to start impacting others. As a society, we have a common challenge. We do not trust our children enough. We want to do everything for them which is wrong. We need to allow them to flourish. Barbara Kasekende: There Has To Be a Reason Why You Are Here Stanbic Bank has been a pillar in my life since 2014 till toayIt has become family. We have changed so many lives over the years both internally and externally. We have cried laughed played and created unbreakable bonds. I am a true believer of living your truth and purpose. My journey with youth and women empowerment through transformational growth steers me in a new direction. I now have a chance to make a much BIGGER impact in the SME sector. I cannot wait to walk this journey with you! Let’s change the status quo and inspire development in Uganda together. I was blessed to work for an employer that allowed me to follow my dreams and execute them. That is something that doesn’t happen often. There have been lessons learned that I will take to the next phase in my life. It has been an honour working with Stanbic Bank Uganda and our bond will only grow stronger. Barbara Kasekende leaves Stanbic, appointed Manager Business Directory at Uganda Development Bank External links Category:living people Category:21st-century Ugandan businesswomen