Through the years, Ask Without Shame’s work has been recognised by several organisations and institutions. We are thankful for their faith and belief in our services by giving us such an honour. It encourages us and instils a sense of belief that we are on the right path whilst reminding us of the great responsibility we carry toward the youth of our society.
Awards & Recognition
Queen’s Young Leaders Award in 2017
Ruth was given a Queen’s Young Leaders Award in 2017 for her work to raise awareness of the importance of sexual and reproductive health. She founded Ask Without Shame, which provides a free and anonymous service in which medical experts answer sex education questions via apps, text messages and calls. read more here
The African Woman Award winner, Zimbabwe
3rd December 2016: High level recognition for Ask Without Shame. Ruth won the African Woman Award 2016 in Zimbabwe in the category “Young Change Maker” for her commitment in fighting the causes of HIV and providing emergency sex education to African youth. Ruth was the only Ugandan representative in the awards and the youngest winner. See more information here
AppsAfrica Award winner in the category of Social Impact 2016 in South Africa
Ask Without Shame was the only Ugandan representative in the Africa-wide appsafrica Innovation Awards in Cape Town, South Africa and only one of two nominees being nominated in two categories: “Women in Tech” and “Social Impact”. Ask Without Shame won the Social Impact Award because of its emergency sex education mobile platform having helped over 25,000 users when they faced challenges. Read more here
Winner of Uganda Start-up Cup 2018
In 2018 Ask without shame through its founder Ruth Nabembezi won the 4th cohort of Uganda startup cap. Read more here
Winner of Echoing Green Fellowship, 2017, USA. Read more
Winner of Vodafone Female Empowerment Accelerator, 2017, Germany. Read more
openIDEO Sexual Reproductive Health Challenge Winner, USA . Read more
Laureate Global fellowship winner, Spain 2017