Angwech Colline

Angwech Colline
Member of Parliament for Kioga County, Amolatar District
Personal details
Born
Namasale Subcounty, Amolatar District, Uganda
PartyUganda Peoples Congress (UPC)
OccupationPolitician, Humanitarian
Known for
  • Country Director, Hope for Humans
  • Work with Invisible Children during the LRA insurgency
  • TEDx New York speaker advocating for LRA war victims
  • Co-founder, Far Away Friends
  • Co-founder, Global Leaders School (educating 500 children in Amolatar District)

Angwech Colline is a Ugandan politician and the elected Member of Parliament for Kioga County in Amolatar district, Northern Uganda. She will be serving from May 2026 to 2031 in the 12th Parliament of Uganda.[1][2][3][4] She is a member of the political party called Uganda Peoples Congress(UPC).[2][3][5]

Early life and education

Angwech Colline was born in Namasale subcounty in Amolatar district, Lango sub-region, northern Uganda.[6]

Career

Angwech Colline served as a country director for Hope for Humans, an organization supporting children suffering from nodding syndrome in northern Uganda.[1][7][2][8]

She also worked with an organization called Invisible Children, a Non-Governmental Organization based in Northern Uganda that contributed to tracking abducted children during the Lord's Resistance Army War insurgency.[1][2][3][9]

Colline also participated in the TEDx conference in NewYork, advocating internationally fr the victims of the LRA war in northern Uganda.[1]

During the January 2026 elections, she emerged as the winner for the Kyoga Constituency Member of Parliament seat upon leading six male counterparts .[10][1]

Personal life

She is the co-founder of Far Away Friends, Non-Governmental organisation, empowering young people through health, youth education, cross-cultural engagements, and economic empowerment.[2][3][11][12][13]

She also co-founded Global Leaders School, an educational institution that has provided 500 children with quality education in Amolatar district.[1][2][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "How woman beat six men to claim Kioga County MP seat". Monitor. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Opio, Anthony (2026-01-21). "Who Is Angwech Colline, Kyoga Constituency's New MP-Elect (2026–2031)? - Dokolo Post % %". Dokolo Post. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  3. ^ a b c d Patrick, Okidi (2026-01-21). "Historic Profile of Hon. Angwech Colline Elected as Kyoga Constituency MP on UPC Ticket". TAYARI NEWS UGANDA. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  4. ^ "Lango reserves 12 seats for UPC in 12th Parliament". Monitor. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  5. ^ "[tndNews][North's First[news][national][crime]". tndNews, Uganda. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  6. ^ "Support Far Away Friends on ColoradoGives.org". ColoradoGives.org. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  7. ^ "BBC World Service - Outlook, Fighting Uganda's Nodding Syndrome". BBC. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  8. ^ hazco.co.uk. "A Question of Humanity". www.journeyman.tv. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  9. ^ "Not All Heroes Wear Capes..." Far Away Friends. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  10. ^ "Historic Profile of Hon. Angwech Colline Elected as Kyoga Constituency MP on UPC Ticket". TAYARI NEWS UGANDA. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  11. ^ "Far Away Friends | Transforming Education in Rural Uganda". Far Away Friends. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  12. ^ a b Walls, Kaylee. "Far Away Friends Founders Keep Fighting for Uganda". The Cord News. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
  13. ^ "Kyoga County MP hopeful meets 36 pilgrims from Amolatar". Hot FM. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2026-05-31.

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