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Nesta Rugumayo | |
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Lady Nesta M. Rugumayo | |
Born | Kingdom of Tooro |
Died | 1972 |
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Nesta Rugumayo (died 1972) was a Ugandan nutritionist and community developer. [1] [2] She was the mother of Prince Robert Masamba Kimera with Mutesa II, the 35th Kabaka of Buganda. [2] She later married Edward Rugumayo. [1]
She was born Nesta Mukeri in the Kingdom of Tooro. [2] [3] She was a Mutooro.
In 1962, the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) awarded her the first Lady Aberdeen Scholarship. She spent a year at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. [1] In London, she began a lifelong friendship with Irene Spry, who shared her commitment to development. [1]
Upon her return to Uganda, she worked for the Ministry of Community Development to increase awareness among women in rural communities about the nutritional needs of children. [1] She was fully engaged in Uganda's development.” [1]
Rugumayo died in 1972. [1]