Feature: Ugandan flight instructor inspires girls into male-dominated field


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022

KAMPALA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Like many children, Catherine Kitandwe's dream was to become a pilot. Along the way she digressed but later in her adult life, she found a footing in a profession she dreamt of.

Kitandwe is now one of the only two women flight instructors in Uganda, according to the Uganda Professional Pilots Association (UPPA), an umbrella organization bringing together pilots and aeronautical engineers.

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