Aaron Kirunda

He is the chairperson of the African Spelling Bee and he is the co-founder and Chief Executive of enjuba[1][2] where he dedicates his work to empowering people to reach their full potential through education.

enjuba runs the National Spelling Bee[3] in Uganda, a catalytic program that reaches millions of pupils in primary schools, helping them improve their literacy, develop 21st century skills.

[2] He spent most of his after school time engaging with youths on leadership, community activism, especially for the Children in Northern Uganda during the LRA War, mostly through GuluWalk[4] and others, empowering entrepreneurs to produce quality products and designing communication materials for the Ugandan Government, Rwandan Government and World Bank funded projects.

In 2013, he was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship[8] to study social policy and business model innovation at the base of the pyramid at the London School of Economics.

Aaron is a receiver of a Positive Inspiration Award from YALDA (Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa).