Nataliey Bitature

Nataliey Bitature (born in 1989), is a Ugandan entrepreneur and executive, currently serving as CEO of Energrow.[1][2] Bitature was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2015 and is the daughter of Patrick Bitature, one of the richest people in Uganda.[3]

Nataliey Bitature
Born1989
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma materHult International Business School
Keele University
OccupationCEO of Energrow
Known forForbes 30 Under 30

Early life

Bitature was born in 1989 to Patrick Bitature and Carol Bitature.[4]

She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Management and Education Studies at Keele University from 2010- 2013. In 2014, Bitature then joined the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) for Emerging Leaders Programme which lasted four months[5] and subsequently obtained a Master’s in Social Entrepreneurship at Hult International Business School (from 2015 – 2016).

Career

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, Keisuke Kubota and Manon Lavaud co-founded Musana Carts in San Francisco (Musana means 'Sunlight' in Luganda).[6] The company provides street vendors with carts - a cleaner, safer and more efficient solution to their cooking, storage and financing needs. The carts are solar-powered and support use of a fridge and stove.[4][7][8] The main market is Ugandan street food traders, who are about 80% women according to Bitature.[9][10] 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.[9][7] The company offers microfinancing services for those who cannot afford to buy a cart outright, as well as training on food processing and safety.[7][11] Each carts costs about $400.[12]

Nataliey Bitature is the Chief of Staff of Protea Hotel Naguru, Skyz.[13] The hotel won an award for being the 'Outstanding New Hotel of the Year' during the annual Ekkula Tourism Awards that was held on March 29, 2019, at Sheraton Kampala Hotel.[14]

Nataliey also co-founded two service businesses in Kampala.[15] 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.[16]

Additional affiliations and memberships

Bitature is the director of Project 500K, which is a youth empowerment programme aimed at helping young Ugandans become entrepreneurs.[17][18][19]

Awards and achievements

The World Economic Forum named Bitature as one of the Top 5 African Innovators in 2016.[5] Bitature was a top contender for a US $1 million prize in the Hultz prize competition.[4] Nataliey was named among Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2018.[20] She also won a Young Achievers Award in 2018 for the Business category.[21]

Personal life

Bitature holds both British and Ugandan citizenship.[4]

References
  1. Bitature, Nataliey (10 April 2019). "Nataliey Bitature, LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn.
  2. "About". EnerGrow. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  3. "30.-Nataliey-Bitature".
  4. Reporter, Our (2016-07-28). "Bitature daughter excels in US1m competition - Eagle Online". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. Bitature, Nataliey (2017-07-12). "Nataliey Bitature". World Bank Blogs. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. "Solar-Powered Food Carts Helping Poor Black Entrepreneurs to Become Street Vendors". blog.blackbusiness.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. ENGINEERING.com. "Hult Students Engineer Solar Carts for Ugandan Street Vendors". www.engineering.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. "Musana Carts To Make Street Vendor's Lives Better". NHILL FILMS. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  9. "Innovations to jumpstart the agricultural revolution". Devex. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  10. Mwesigwa, Alon (2016-06-01). "Uganda: Solar-Powered Cart to Change Life of a Vendor in Kampala". The Observer (Kampala). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  11. 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.
  12. "Meet WEF's top five African female innovators - Ventures Africa". Ventures Africa. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  13. "Protea Hotel Kampala Skyz". Marriott International. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  14. "Nominees for Ekkula Tourism Awards, 2019". Sqoop. 10 April 2019.
  15. "Start-up snapshot: Ugandan street vendors step into the future". How We Made It In Africa. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  16. "Whatever it is, they will fix it". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  17. "Bitature Foundation aims to empower 500,000 Ugandan youth". Independent.co.ug. The Independent. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  18. "Tycoon Bitature Roots for Hard Work". African Pearl News. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  19. "Tycoon Bitature Launches Youth Development Project as Bishop Lwanga Visits Ibanda | ChimpReports". Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  20. "30. Nataliey Bitature". forbesafrica.com. Forbes. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  21. "Complete List of Winners at the 2018 Young Achievers Awards". Sautitech. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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