First Female Grand Prioress for Uganda

After a number of fact finding missions to Uganda sanctioned by the office of the Grand Chancery of the Order, the Supreme Grand Priory authorised the appointment of Dame Joyce Namigadde DLJ as Grand Prioress of the Grand Priory of Uganda. The installation of the new Grand Prioress was carried out by the Grand Vicar of the Order HE James de Balliol-Cavendish of Buittle at the closing solemn investiture of the sixth International Lazarite Symposium in front of a packed congregation who applauded the initiatives of Dame Namigadde.

Dame Joyce Namigadde is the Founding Director of Happy Times Child Care Initiatives and Happy Times Junior School in Wobulenzi, Luweero District, Uganda. She is also a senior probation officer working for the state.

Key Details

• Organization & School: Happy Times Child Care Initiatives and Happy Times Junior School

• ugLocation: Wobulenzi, Luweero District, Uganda

• Focus: Providing quality education, care, and support for vulnerable children, orphans, and abandoned or rescued youth (including children left at hospitals or affected by domestic violence).

• Programs: The school integrates learner-centred academics with life skills training through the Skills Builder Accelerator programme.

The Supreme Grand Priory wishes her and her great team of Lazarites all the very best for more initiatives in favour of the vulnerable.