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MUKUNDANE HOPE

Social Entrepreneur | Financial Inclusion & Youth Empowerment Advocate | Business Trainer & Consultant

Current Roles & Leadership Positions:

  • Founder & Director of Operations – Esaara Microfinance Ltd
  • Founder & Executive Director – Dependable Foundation Uganda
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cluster Head – Uganda Youth Coalition for SDGs (Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda)
  • Deputy Managing Director – Hastings Business Training Center Uganda

Professional Profile

Mukundane Hope is a visionary social entrepreneur and financial inclusion advocate dedicated to empowering youth, women, and marginalized communities through entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and social enterprise.

With over five years of experience in business development, financial training, and nonprofit leadership, Hope has spearheaded initiatives that provide access to financial services, skills training, and economic empowerment programs for underserved populations.

Her passion for economic inclusion and financial independence led her to establish Esaara Microfinance Ltd, a financial institution offering installment-based land purchases and boda boda (motorcycle) loans, enabling youth and low-income earners to achieve financial stability.

As the Founder and Executive Director of Dependable Foundation Uganda, she leads a nonprofit organization supporting marginalized young women and adolescents, with a focus on rebuilding the broken walls around teenage mothers. Through this initiative, she works to provide education, vocational training, mentorship, and economic empowerment programs to help teenage mothers and vulnerable young women regain control of their futures.

Expertise & Industry.

Her areas of expertise include:
✔ Strategic Business & Organizational Management
✔ Microfinance & Financial Inclusion
✔ Youth & Women Empowerment
✔ Social Enterprise & Nonprofit Leadership
✔ Property & Real Estate Business Management
✔ Local & International Consultancy in Finance & Business Development

Advocacy & Leadership for Sustainable Development
Hope is an active advocate for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth).

As the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Cluster Head at the Uganda Youth Coalition for SDGs , she champions initiatives that equip youth with entrepreneurial skills, foster business innovation, and create sustainable economic opportunities.

In her role as Deputy Managing Director at Hastings Business Training Center Uganda, she contributes to business training, mentorship, and capacity-building programs for SMEs and young entrepreneurs.

Impact & Vision
Mukundane Hope is driven by a mission to create inclusive financial solutions, promote entrepreneurship, and empower young women, teenage mothers, and youth-led enterprises. Through her work in microfinance, social enterprise, and nonprofit leadership, she strives to build a future where every young person, regardless of their background, has access to opportunities for economic growth and personal development.

NSHEMEREIRWE DEBORAH

Chairperson /Director
Chairperson Dependable foundation. she possess robust analytical abilities and known for being reliable, highly motivated, and diligent. She approaches both her professional and personal obligations with a strong sense of duty and loyalty.

Mutuwa Gloria

Company Secretary and Head Legal Affairs
Mutuwa Gloria is a professional renowned for her exceptional expertise as a Company Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs at Dependable Foundation. With an impressive track record of success in the field, she plays a pivotal role in ensuring the Foundation's legal compliance and efficient governance. As the Company Secretary, she demonstrates a deep understanding of corporate governance practices, steering the Foundation towards adherence to regulatory requirements and industry best practices. Her meticulous attention to detail ensures that all legal and regulatory obligations are met with precision, enabling the Foundation to operate seamlessly within a complex legal landscape.

Emmanuel Kayanja

Partnerships executive & Social entrepreneur
Emmanuel Kayanja is a highly accomplished partnerships executive & social entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in organizational sustainability, partnerships, and relations management. With a strong focus on enterpreneurship, Business, Public management and international business, With a background in mobilizing sales, improving program/project standards, and leading teams, Emmanuel has demonstrated exceptional leadership and coordination abilities. He is known for his creativity and multi-talented approach as a business development executive, particularly in business startup, marketing, and networking. His collaborative and interpersonal skills, along with his ability to think innovatively, have led him to create successful marketing strategies and campaigns. Emmanuel's passion lies in entrepreneurship and providing solutions to global challenges such as unemployment, poor education, poverty, public health, and gender related issues. He has participated in various entrepreneurship ventures, both as a trainer, mentor and an entrepreneur, particularly in Education, communication - and business incubation. Through his work with youth and small enterprise development programs, he has gained extensive knowledge in leadership, small-scale business incubation, and capacity building.

For example, he's a mentor with Stanford University under the - Edx Entrepreneurship program 2023: Mentored 4 Refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and South Sudan. Among other mentorship roles international. He's also a member of the advisory committee of Education African Scholars Global Connect. He's also our Co-director at Dependable Foundation and the regional coordinator for western Uganda at Uganda Youth Coalition for SDGs.