Nataliey Bitature

Nataliey Bitature
Born 1990 (age 27–28)
Citizenship Ugandan, British
Alma mater Keele University and Hult International Business School

Nataliey Bitature (born 1989) is British Ugandan social entrepreneur. She is the CEO Energrow, Director of Musana Carts and Chief of Staff Simba Group[1].

Biography

Bitature was born in 1989 to Patrick Bitature and Carol Bitature.[2] She is both a British and Ugandan citizen.[2]

Bitature earned a Master’s in Social Entrepreneurship from 2015 – 2016 (Sep – Aug) at Hult International Business School. In 2014, she joined the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) for Emerging Leaders Programme which lasted four months. Bitature also earned her undergraduate degree in Business Management and Education Studies at Keele University from 2010- 2013.[3] Bitature worked as a Chief Business Development Officer at Tateru Properties, an intern in Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, Uganda, and as a Business Development Associate Chapter Ten, Uganda.

Bitature is the director of Project 500K, which is a youth empowerment programme aimed at helping young Ugandans become entrepreneurs.[4][5][6] The World Economic Forum named Bitature as one of the Top 5 African Innovators in 2016.[3] Bitature was a top contender for a US $1 million prize in the Hultz prize competition.[2] Nataliey was named among Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018[7]. She also won a Young Achievers Award in 2018 for the Business category[8].

Musana Carts

Bitature, Keisuke Kubota and Manon Lavaud co-founded Musana Carts ("Musana" means sunlight) in San Francisco.[9] The company offers solar-powered vending carts that can support a fridge and stove.[2][10][11] The main market is Ugandan street food traders, who are about 80% women according to Bitature.[12][13] The street carts are equipped with a battery backup and light, so they can be used at night, and can also be used to charge cell phones and power electronics that take mobile payments. Musana Carts has a relationship with Kampala Capital City Authority and all carts are pre-registered to legally operate within the city.[12][10] The company offers microfinancing services for those who cannot afford to buy a cart outright, as well as training on food processing and safety.[10][14] Each carts costs about $400.[15]

Other businesses

Bitature also co-founded two service businesses in Kampala.[16] Tateru Properties offers real estate services, and Handymen Uganda helps connect customers with contracting services such as painting, plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, paving, landscaping and metal works.[17]

Awards and achievements

  • Nataliey was named among Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018[7].
  • She won a Young Achievers Award in 2018 for the Business category[8].

References

  1. ↑ Bitature, Nataliey (4 October 2018). "Nataliey Bitature, LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reporter, Our (2016-07-28). "Bitature daughter excels in US1m competition - Eagle Online". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. 1 2 3 Bitature, Nataliey (2017-07-12). "Nataliey Bitature". World Bank Blogs. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Bitature Foundation aims to empower 500,000 Ugandan youth". Independent.co.ug. The Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. ↑ "Tycoon Bitature Roots for Hard Work". African Pearl News. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Tycoon Bitature Launches Youth Development Project as Bishop Lwanga Visits Ibanda | ChimpReports". Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. 1 2 "30. Nataliey Bitature". https://www.forbesafrica.com/30-under-30/2018/06/04/under-30-business/attachment/30-nataliey-bitature/. Forbes. Retrieved 4 October 2018. External link in |website= (help)
  8. 1 2 "Complete List of Winners at the 2018 Young Achievers Awards". Sautitech. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Solar-Powered Food Carts Helping Poor Black Entrepreneurs to Become Street Vendors". blog.blackbusiness.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  10. 1 2 3 ENGINEERING.com. "Hult Students Engineer Solar Carts for Ugandan Street Vendors". www.engineering.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  11. ↑ "Musana Carts To Make Street Vendor's Lives Better". NHILL FILMS. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  12. 1 2 "Innovations to jumpstart the agricultural revolution". Devex. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  13. ↑ Mwesigwa, Alon (2016-06-01). "Uganda: Solar-Powered Cart to Change Life of a Vendor in Kampala". The Observer (Kampala). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  14. ↑ Belmont, Jessica (2018-01-10). "Comer fuera: para muchos significa ir a un puesto de comida callejera" [Eating out: for many means going to a street food stand]. El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  15. ↑ "Meet WEF's top five African female innovators - Ventures Africa". Ventures Africa. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  16. ↑ "Start-up snapshot: Ugandan street vendors step into the future". How We Made It In Africa. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  17. ↑ "Whatever it is, they will fix it". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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