Nalwoga Cerinah Kasirye

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Nalwoga Cerinah Kasirye
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NationalityUgandan
Known forFounder of Afri art fashion show
AwardsBest CFO SME Category 2018, Best Woman Entrepreneur Startupper 2022

Nalwoga Cerinah Kasirye is a Ugandan executive, businesswoman and entrepreneur. [1] Cerinah is the founder and CEO of Afri Art Fashion Show, Trillion Looks Store a handicraft social enterprise, working with women and youth artisans to develop and promote Ugandan Souvenir handicrafts [2] She has several advisory positions including MD at Eden Conserve

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Career

Cerinah was born in Mukono, Uganda. She gained a bachelor's degree in Textiles and Ginning Engineering from the Busitema University and studied ACCA Chartered Accounting from MAT ABACUS Business School. She worked at National Arts and Cultural Crafts Uganda and Artisanal trainer under Ministry of Tourism under the Handicraft and Souvenir Project

In 2020, she founded Trillion Looks Store, a fashion business development agency that primarily focuses on accelerating the Ugandan and African Fashion Industry.

In 2021, she launched Afri Art Fashion Show which is an annual four day event showcasing Ugandan and African fashion. [3] [4] [5] Based in Kampala, it is Uganda's largest clothing and Handicraft trade show and brings together designers, buyers, manufacturers and the media.

In 2022 the Afri Art Fashion Show focused on marginalised girls and youths who managed to come up with unique designs for the show with an African Touch. In 2023, Ms Nalwoga Cerinah, used the show as a platform fight stigma against vitiligo [6]

Personal life

Cerinah is married [7] [8] to Kasirye Arthur, [9] a Ugandan IT entrepreneur. [10]

Awards and honours

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