Hakim Kibedi Wanume
Assistant Technician (Orientation and Mobility)
Hakim Kibedi Wanume is an Assistant Technician specializing in Orientation and Mobility in the Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation at Kyambogo University, Uganda. His key role is to train and provide orientation and mobility support services to students with disabilities. Additionally, Mr. Hakim manages the disability resource room, offering support services such as disability assessment, admission, mentorship, and guidance on course assignments and examinations for staff and students with special needs within the faculty.
Mr. Hakim has worked in the disability inclusion and rehabilitation field for over nineteen (19) years since joining the faculty in 2003. His expertise focuses on designing assistive devices, orientation and mobility materials, providing support services, vocational rehabilitation, and promoting inclusive entrepreneurship to empower young persons with disabilities. Demonstrating his passion for youth empowerment, Hakim initiated the Disability Inclusive Entrepreneurship Training (DIET) program in 2019. Funded by the Aga Khan Foundation Uganda under the AKDN-COVID-19 Response EU Project, the program has provided business skills training to students with and without disabilities, enabling many to start small businesses and prepare for self-employment.
Hakim holds a Master’s in Vocational Pedagogy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs Education from Kyambogo University, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship) and a Diploma in Business Management and Administration from Makerere University, Uganda. He worked with the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) for twelve (12) years as a Special Needs Examination Monitor from 2007 to 2018 and served as a project administrator for a Save the Children Street Children project between 2001 and 2002.
Hakim is currently the Regional Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition on Rehabilitation of Violence Extremism (CISCAVE) in the Eastern region of Uganda.
Current Job Title
- Assistant Technician (Orientation and Mobility), 2022-Present
Department
Dean’s Office, Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation, Kyambogo University, Uganda
Academic Qualifications:
- Master in Vocational Pedagogy, Kyambogo University, Uganda, 2019 – 2021
- Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs Education, Kyambogo University, 2019
- Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship), Makerere University, Uganda, 2007 – 2010
- Diploma in Business Management and Administration, Makerere University, Uganda, 2001 – 2003
Past Work Experience:
- Instructor Mobility and Orientation, Department of Special Needs Studies, 2003 – 2021
- Special Needs Examination Monitor, Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB), 2007 – 2018
- Project Administrator, Street Children Project Funded by Save the Children, in Jinja District, 2001 and 2002
Additional Responsibilities Held:
Initiator & Project Coordinator, Disability Inclusive Entrepreneurship Training (DIET), funded by Aga Khan Foundation Uganda under the AKDN-COVID 19 Response EU Project, Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation, Kyambogo University, 2019- Present
Research Areas of Interest:
- Designing assistive devices for persons with visual impairment
- Mobility materials design and development
- Support services for visually impaired learners
- Vocation rehabilitation and inclusive entrepreneurship for the empowerment of young persons with disabilities.
Consultancies and Projects:
Initiator & Project Coordinator, Disability Inclusive Entrepreneurship Training (DIET), funded by Aga Khan Foundation Uganda under the AKDN-COVID 19 Response EU Project, Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation, Kyambogo University, 2019- Present
Membership of Corporate, Social and Professional Bodies
Regional Coordinator, Civil Society Coalition on Rehabilitation of Violence Extremism (CISCAVE) in Eastern region of Uganda, 2017- Present