Josephine Nabukenya is a founder, leader, and dreamer. Born with HIV, she started using her voice as a child to fight stigma and raise awareness for people living with HIV.
Today she leads the Miles of Smiles Foundation, her way of paying forward and continuing to make a difference for children living with chronic disease.
Josephine has grown up with EGPAF. Starting a child attending Ariel Camps today she sits on the Board of Directors, leading the future of the organization and advocating for children living with HIV.
Josephine and her mother during their first visit to the US. EGPAF EGPAF Ambassador, Josephine Nabukenya, back at Capitol Hill to support PEPFAR reauthorization. Eric Bond/EGPAF 2017Josephine speaking at an event for Jewelers for Children, a long time supporter of EGPAF’s programs for children living with HIV. Jewelers for Children 2017.EGPAF Ambassadors Martha Cameron, Josephine Nabukenya, Maurine Murenga, Jake Glaser, and Brian Ahimbisibwe. EGPAF 2018 Josephine leading a session for World AIDS Day in Uganda. Josephine is part of a group of ‘Superstars’ who support peer leaders in their community. Eric Bond EGPAF 2018Josephine at a 2022 EGPAF Board Meeting. As a member of the Board of Directors, she helps guide the organization. Eric Bond/EGPAF 2022Josephine with the Miles of Smiles team celebrating the pre-lauch of the MOSmiles Health Application. Miles of Smiles 2023.
Josephine Nabukenya was born in 1993 in Kampala, Uganda to an HIV-positive mother. Josephine learned about her HIV status in 2001, at the age of 8, when her mother was close to death and had written out a will. HIV treatment was not available, and Josephine’s mother considered the two of them to be condemned […]
Motšelisi Tsubane is a 23-year-old mother from Lithabaneng, Berea, in northern Lesotho. Her 4-month-old son, Reabetsoe, is healthy and energetic. “My son likes it when I sing lullabies for him, you’d see him smile and happy,” says Motšelisi. As a single mother, Motšelisi has her challenges. She is unemployed and lives with her mother, ‘Mamotšelisi […]
Charlie Maere, PhD, is the global digital health and data analytics director at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF). Previously, he was the health information systems director at EGPAF-Malawi, where he led a team to develop and implement a digital health system across the country. Before joining EGPAF, Charlie was a chief technical officer […]
