Our Journey & Mission

Dr. Lucy Amaniyo (MBChB, MPH, MMED Pediatrics & Child Health) is an award-winning pediatrician and public health specialist focused on improving child health outcomes in resource-limited settings. She leads clinical services at Amani Children's Clinic in Nansana, Wakiso, Uganda, ensuring high standards of care across outpatient, emergency, and preventive services. She manages both routine and complex pediatric cases, with growing focus on genetics and immunology. She has clinical experience at Mulago National Referral Hospital, where she engages in high-volume pediatric care, supports management of children with complex and chronic conditions, and heads the inaugural pediatric genetics and immunology clinic. Dr. Lucy is a Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (2017) alumna — an experience that shaped her leadership in health systems, community impact, and service delivery. She was further recognised as the 2024 International Entrepreneurship Impact Award Winner from the University of Iowa. Her work focuses on strengthening pediatric care systems, expanding access to quality child healthcare, integrating specialised services such as genetics into routine care, building capacity within clinical teams, and giving back to the community. She aims to improve the health of children in Nansana, surrounding areas, and Uganda at large — and her greatest joy is seeing children achieve their fullest potential.

Isaac is a Director at Amani Children's Clinic and a Human Resource professional with a strong interest in psychology and counselling. He leads people management and operations at the clinic, focusing on building structured systems, improving staff performance, and creating a patient-centred environment that supports quality care for children. He is actively training and developing his skills in psychology and counselling, with a growing focus on child mental health and family support. He is involved in exposure work at Mulago National Referral Hospital, where he engages in genetics and immunology clinics to understand how best to support families facing complex conditions. Isaac is driven by a clear goal: to integrate human resource leadership with psychological support in pediatric care. He believes strong teams and supported families lead to better outcomes for children. At Amani, he works to ensure both staff and patients experience care that is structured, respectful, and compassionate.

Michelle Semwogerere Kaggwa is a high-impact finance executive with over 20 years of experience driving financial strategy, institutional growth, and business transformation across Africa and international markets. He holds a Master's Degree in Management Science from Uganda Management Institute and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He currently serves as Director of Finance at Amani Children's Clinic, where he leads financial strategy and governance to support sustainable, high-quality healthcare delivery — building disciplined, transparent, and scalable systems that enable institutions to perform and grow. Across his career, Michelle has led financial operations for multi-million-dollar projects, built finance functions from the ground up, and transformed underperforming environments into high-efficiency, results-driven systems. He delivers where it matters: cost control, risk reduction, performance improvement, and financial clarity. What sets Michelle apart is his ability to operate at the intersection of strategy, finance, and execution — he doesn't just read the numbers, he interrogates them, challenges them, and turns them into action. With experience across East Africa and Southeast Asia, he brings a global perspective grounded in practical execution within emerging markets. He is known for his clarity of thought, decisiveness, and integrity — and operates on one principle: strong financial leadership is not support, it is the backbone of every successful institution.