Culton Scovia Nakamya

Journalist & media entrepreneur

Culton Scovia Nakamya is an award-winning Ugandan journalist and media entrepreneur. She was awarded the 2023 Inspiring Female Journalist prize by the African Center for Media Excellence and is the founder of Her Story Uganda.

Stories by the Author

Defilement – the crime of sexually abusing a child – is an all-too frequent occurrence in Ugandan schools, perpetrated by teachers or other authority figures. © Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images

The Sexual Assault Crisis Plaguing Ugandan Schools

Why do crimes committed by teachers so often go unpunished?

29 Nov 24

A mal-nourished child looks up towards her mother in a hospital ward. © LIONEL HEALING/AFP via Getty Images

Ugandan Women Risk Their Lives to Access Abortion

“Many girls are dying because we have chosen to ignore them.”

8 Mar 24

Students attend a lesson on housekeeping at a training facility for domestic workers on November 22, 2022 in Kampala, Uganda. Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are a frequent destination for Ugandan domestic workers, with official estimates suggesting that around one hundred and sixty-five thousand Ugandans are in temporary employment contracts in the region. © Luke Dray/Getty Images

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.

18 Dec 23

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Culton Scovia Nakamya

Stories by the Author

The Sexual Assault Crisis Plaguing Ugandan Schools

Ugandan Women Risk Their Lives to Access Abortion

Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation

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