ALBERT DJUMA MUTABAZI
FOUNDER, EXTERNAL RELATIONS & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Albert was born in Congo (DRC) in 1996, he was with his parents, at the age of 5 years, the war started in his country and they went in different directions, never to see each other again. Albert grew up as an orphan, not knowing where to stay or what to eat, all while having no access to education.
The world became dark for him, life became so miserable, because his light was brown off living in total darkness. He hunted for the lump in all sides so that he could create light for his future through doing different kinds of jobs, like keeping goats for someone. Through these jobs, he could raise fees for his school to continue searching for the light of his future. This fuelled him to read and get more educated, performing better at finishing his primary level, where his school decided to grant him the bursary and pay for his school fees.
He emerged as the top student and the catholic priests rewarded him for his performance. Amongst the rewards he got was a camera, which allowed him to start to do photograph. With the money earned from his photography, he could afford his own life. In 2008, again, war ravaged the area where Albert fled from DRC in 2015. After graduating he fled the conflict and moved to Uganda. Many of Albert’s friends have been killed in his home area. He is among the few survivors to reach the refugee camp.
To help his brothers and sisters Albert started Youth Organization for Building African Communities (YOBAC) in 2016 at the age of 20. He has dedicated his life to enabling, mentoring and, inspiring children and youth orphans of war to go to school and build hope amongst women survivors of war. Allowing victims of conflict to build a new life and sustain their families in the camp.