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Camilla Barungi is a Ugandan fashion/runway model who was born in 1981.[1] She is also a New York-based fashion model, social innovator and cultural and business strategist.[2][3]
Work experience
editBarungi was discovered by a fashion agent while studying at San Jose State University.[4]
On 27 August 2015, she addressed the United Nations on including Sustainable Fashion in their implementation of the SDGs as part of the proposal for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In 2019, she spoke at a similar event organized at the United Nations by the permanent mission of Sweden to the UN.[5]
She is head of women's affairs for the Uganda Tennis Association.[citation needed]
Innovations
editBarungi launched her first entrepreneurial venture in 2008 working with women's co-ops in East Africa producing sustainable ingredients to supply the global beauty industry. She has since scaled her social enterprise as a founder of Alliance 4 Development (A4D) a global advisory incubator accelerating innovation ecosystems at the intersection of sustainable fashion, emerging technologies, impact film and smart manufacturing.[6]
Philanthropy
editBarungi also devotes time and donates her strategic advisory services to drive diversity and inclusion for underserved communities. She serves as a board member for Geeks Rule, a provider of STEM education to underserved students, the Nyaka Aids Orphan Project serving 650 students and as co-chair for ADAPT Community Network's Santa Project Party for over a decade, a provider of cutting-edge programs and services for people living with disabilities in the United States.
Education background
editBarungi studied biochemistry at San Jose State University.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Camilla Barungi - Fashion Model | Models | Photos, Editorials & Latest News | The FMD". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Beauty, Self-Advocacy + Disability: A Cultural Examination". ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Camilla Barungi Photostream". Zimbio. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Camilla Barungi". ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Making sustainable finance work from the bottom up" (PDF). UN. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Camilla Barungi: A New Model of Economics – Wild Beauty". Retrieved 14 April 2020.