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Gillian Josephine P'Ochen
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About me

Cert. Psychosocial Support Caritas training school Gulu
• Founder of Northern Uganda Young Entrepreneur’s Club (NUYEC) 2016
• Proprietor Tour De North Safaris Uganda and Watmon House of Fruits and Juice Gulu.
• ED and Founder of Northern Uganda Tourism Forum (NUTOF) a
Community Based Organisation in Northern Uganda working with communities around tourist attraction sites empowering them to embrace tourism related activities to enhance household income.
• Executive Board member on Acholi Heritage and Tourism Board (AHTB) I am the Board treasurer or finance person and also executes the duties of tourism technical person for the board.
• Representative of Tour operators and Tour guides on Acholi Heritage and Tourism Board
• Community tourism Coordinator, coordinated Acholi cultural experience at Fort Patiko/ Bakers Fort very good experience of Acholi house designs, set ups and foods. I initiated the program this year it’s a 3months in existence.
• Entrepreneurship Motivational Speaker, I have spoken to 5 Youths entrepreneurship forums 2015. SNV, UNDP, YADEN , YIYA and AMSA( Acholi Makerere Students Association) these was organised to empower the youths on unemployment and entrepreneurships
• Tourist customer care, tour guiding, tour management skill gained from numerous trainings from Uganda Safari Guides Association (USAGA)
• Lead tour consultant at Tour de North safaris Gulu
• Tour guide at Raa safari Guide
• Tour Guide at Tour de North Safaris Gulu

Why did you join the community?

I want to join because i would like to network with others and i work in tour and travel industry

What is your favorite travel destination?

Kidepo National Park

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Chile

What was your first travel job?

Humaniterian Research work in Internaly Displaced Person's Camps/IDPs in Northern Uganda

What do you want to learn more about?

Destinations marketing and travel behaviours and chalenges

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Adventure, Discoveries and networking