SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka

1970 - Today

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Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (born 8 January 1970) is a Ugandan veterinarian and founder of Conservation Through Public Health, an organisation dedicated to the coexistence of endangered mountain gorillas, other wildlife, humans, and livestock in Africa. Kalema-Zikusoka was Uganda's first wildlife veterinary officer and was the star of the BBC documentary, Gladys the African Vet. In 2009 she won the Whitley Gold Award for her conservation work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has received more than 50,178 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is the 788th most popular social activist, the 43rd most popular biography from Uganda and the 2nd most popular Ugandan Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka ranks 788 out of 840Before her are Death of Sahar Khodayari, Hadizatou Mani, Aziza Siddiqui, Sam Berns, Amina Tyler, and Ridhima Pandey. After her are Amanda Gorman, Rouzan al-Najjar, Barbara Bush, Murder of Özgecan Aslan, Jamila Afghani, and Anuna De Wever.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka ranks 1,016Before her are Andrew Florent, Tetsuya Ito, Trevor Linden, Mac Dre, Meredith Scott Lynn, and Jim Jackson. After her are Aki Takayama, Yasuhiko Niimura, Shuji Kusano, Hideki Katsura, Peter Dutton, and Nobuyuki Hosaka.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka ranks 43 out of 55Before her are Phiona Mutesi (1996), Bobi Wine (1982), Vanessa Nakate (1996), Ibrahim Sekagya (1980), Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984), and Rebecca Kadaga (1956). After her are Savio Nsereko (1989), Jacob Kiplimo (2000), Micheal Azira (1987), Denis Onyango (1985), Peruth Chemutai (1999), and Solomon Mutai (1992).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Uganda

Among social activists born in Uganda, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka ranks 2Before her are David Kato (1964). After her are Leah Namugerwa (2004).