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PRAU Set To Unveil 2017 Excellence Awards

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PRAU Set To Unveil 2017 Excellence Awards

The Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) is set to launch the 2017 PRAU Excellence Awards this week on Wednesday 26th July, 2017.

The PRAU Excellence Awards celebrates the greatest achievements across the public relations and communications industry in Uganda.

During the launch the PRAU Governing Council led by Ms. Cynthia Mpanga, the PRAU president, will unveil the theme for this year’s awards, the official dates for the entry submissions as well as the official date and venue for the award ceremony.

The awards this year will be the seventh (7th) edition since they were launched. The 6th PRAU Excellence Awards last year were held on Friday 25th November 2016 under the theme “PR Excellence in a Competitive & Digital World”. They focused on the impact of increased competition as a result of the rise and proliferation of digital media in the PR industry.

The PRAU Patron, Hon. Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze, Cabinet Minister of ICT and National Guidance in the Government of Uganda and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kibaale East County, Kamwenge District, graced the occasion as Guest of Honour.

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Innocent Kawooya, NIM, is an award-winning Ugandan entrepreneur, media innovator, digital transformation leader, and the Chief Executive Officer of HiPipo. He is widely recognised for his contribution to digital innovation, financial inclusion, youth empowerment, healthcare, education, media, and technology-driven social transformation across Africa. He is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded by His Excellency, the President of Uganda, in recognition of his contribution to national development, digital innovation, and financial inclusion. He is also recognised as the first Ugandan under the age of forty to receive a National Independence Medal from the President of Uganda for his outstanding contribution to digital innovation, financial inclusion, youth empowerment, and national development. Innocent Kawooya has further been recognised as FinTech CEO of the Year (Middle East & Africa) for 2024 and 2025, while HiPipo has received multiple continental recognitions, including Most Innovative Financial Inclusion Organisation in the Middle East & Africa. From his school days, Innocent Kawooya served as Head Prefect, Head Boy, Chairman of Writers and Debating Clubs, where he developed a deep passion for storytelling, journalism, public speaking, and influence. Since then, he has written and contributed to hundreds of thousands of articles, stories, opinion pieces, digital campaigns, and media publications focused on technology, finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, healthcare, entertainment, and social transformation across Africa. He is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of Africa’s digital media and social networking space, having co-led the development of HiPipo.com, probably Africa’s earliest social networking platform. Through the platform, he helped shape digital conversations and online communities across the continent at a time when social media adoption in Africa was still in its infancy. Over the last two decades, Innocent has championed major initiatives in digital financial services, healthcare innovation, renewable energy, youth empowerment, media, and creative industries. His work through initiatives such as Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA), Include Everyone, Women in FinTech, My Doctor, Solar M7, and HiPipo University continues to influence and empower millions of people across Africa and beyond.
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