Babra Adoso

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Babra Adoso Vanhelleputte
Born
Babra Adoso

(1973-06-10) 10 June 1973 (age 49)
Tororo, Uganda
EducationTororo Girls School
(UCE and UACE)
Kyambogo Polytechnic Institute
(Diploma in Stores Management)
Institute of Business and Media Studies
(Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy)
Bournemouth University
(Master's degree in Corporate Governance)
University of Wales
(Master of Business Administration)
Occupation(s) Entrepreneur and Businesswoman
Years activeSince 1992
Known forAdvocated for Slashing Uganda's visa fees from $100 back to $50 [1]
Title Managing Director
Spouse Wim Vanhelleputte
Children2

Babra Adoso Vanhelleputte (born 10 June 1973) is a Ugandan businesswoman, entrepreneur and the travel consultant and corporate executive in Uganda. She is the founder, proprietor and managing director of Asyanut Safaris and incentives & MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Events) Uganda both Travel management and operating companies in the African Great Lakes region since 2003. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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She is also the chairperson of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators (AUTO), the largest tourism fraternity in Uganda. She was elected to that position on 9 July 2014, replacing Boniface Byamukama. [6] [7] [8] She is the wife to Mtn Group's Belgian Chief Operations Executive, Wim Vanhelleputte and together they have 2 children. [9] [10] [11]

Background and education

Babra was born on 10 June 1973, in Tororo, Uganda.

She transferred to the town of Mbale, where she grew up from. [2] She attende and finished primary education from Nabuyonga and Madera Girls primary schools in Mbale

She went on to complete his O-Level and A-Level education at Tororo Girls School. [2] She missed admission to Makerere University on a government scholarship and enrolled for a diploma in stores management at Kyambogo Polytechnic Institute before joining institute of business and media studies from where she obtained a diploma in international relations and diplomacy. Babra the joined Bournemouth University from where she graduated with a master's degree in corporate governance and finalised with a master's degree in business administration from the University of Wales. [2]

Career

In 1994 Babra started working as a volunteer with the Uganda Red Cross Society and she would soon get a job with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as a procurement officer until 2000 when she resigned shortly after her wedding with Wim. [2]

In 2003, she incorporated Asyanut Safaris also started working part time as a human resource consultant with Uganda Telecom where she resigned to concentrate on her new Asyanut Safaris company in 2005.

She established JHAV Management Development Consultants in 2007 to deal in management coaching, company secretarial services, human resources consulting and logistical support services.

In 2008, she started Ruhija Gorilla Safari Lodge in Bwindi with agreement Uganda wildlife Authority and later Ntoroko Game Lodge in Toro-Semiliki Game Reserve in 2010. [2] [12]

Family

Babra is married to Wim Vanhelleputte since 2000 with whom they have 2 children. [13]

Other considerations

She sits on a number of corporate boards, including as a member of the SITE AFRICA CHAPTER. She is a former Vice president of the Uganda Tourism Association an umbrella association that brings together all tourism associations in Uganda and also a board member of the Uganda Safari Guides Association [14] She is a member of the Presidential Investors Round Table [4]

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