She aims to help businesses streamline their operations and enhance customer loyalty. Her innovative projects have garnered numerous awards and accolades.
Evelyn Namara (photo) is a Ugandan tech entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Vouch Digital, a startup that helps businesses, corporations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) leverage data and digital tools to enhance transparency and efficiency in their programs.
Founded in 2017, Vouch Digital developed a digital supply chain management solution aimed at addressing issues such as unreliable payments, lack of trust among suppliers, distributors, and farmers, and limited access to affordable rural financing.
In 2020, the company introduced an innovative promotion engine that enables the design, management, and distribution of digital coupon campaigns. This platform is designed to drive customer acquisition, activation, and loyalty through targeted incentives.
Beyond her entrepreneurial work, Evelyn Namara serves as a Non-Executive Director at KCB Bank Uganda and as a board member of Village Enterprise, an organization dedicated to combating rural poverty in Africa. She is also the Senior Programs Lead at the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership, a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit actors committed to connecting as many people as possible to the internet worldwide.
Evelyn holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Makerere University, which she earned in 2010. Her professional journey began in 2008 as a UNIX administrator at Orange Uganda. In 2010, she became the Country Director for Solar Sister, an organization empowering women through economic opportunities. Later, in 2014, she joined Beyonic as East Africa Regional Director for the fintech company. Between 2018 and 2021, she worked as Manager of Global Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Community Engagement Lead at the Internet Society.
In 2012, she received the Anita Borg ABIE Change Agent Award, recognizing her efforts to empower women and girls in technology. She was also a finalist for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Award for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2018.
By Melchior Koba,
Editing by Sèna D. B. de Sodji
