Ruth Nabembezi

Overview

Ruth Nabembezi is the founder and CEO of Ask Without Shame. Ruth grew up in an orphanage home in Uganda. Her parents and beloved sister passed away because of AIDS. When Ruth's sister developed severe skin rashes the neighbors in her village believed that she was demon possessed and was taken to a witch doctor to be cleansed but died. Ever since Ruth developed a strong frustration for people in Uganda not having the right information in regard to sexuality. While Ruth was at Mulago Paramedical School she started working on breaking shame and taboo when it comes to sexuality. She has been able to present and exhibit at the biggest IT expo CeBIT in Germany. Ruth became a Global Change maker Lioness of Africa and the BBC nominated her as a finalist for the Outlook Inspirations Award. Ruth won the African Woman Award in the category of Young Change Maker Appsafrica Award in the categories of Social Impact and the Queen's Young Leaders Award.