Brenda Maraka

**Brenda Niwagaba Maraka** (yazaalibwa 9 Ogwokubiri 1981) Munnayuganda omuyiiya w'emisono mu Uganda era nga ye mutandisi w'ekibiina kya "Brendamaraka" ekyatongozebwa mu 2007. Amanyiddwa okutabula ebintu by'obuwangwa bwa Uganda n'obulungi obw'omulembe, akoze kinene mu mulimu gw'emisono.​​*​* Amanyiddwa munsi yonna olw'okukola eby'ambalo bya Lupita Nypng'o ne Phiona Mutesi abaazanya mu filimu eya Queen of Katwe. Omulimu guno yagutandikira mu kukola bugoye bw'amasomero, oluvannyuma n’atendekebwa mu London Academy of Design and Dressmaking, n’atikkirwa mu 2005. Brenda era abuulirira eri abagala okukola engoye, awangudde engule nnyingi ez’ebyemikono, emisono, n’ebyobuwangwa.

## Ebyafaayo n’okusoma
Maraka yazaalibwa Soroti-Teso mu buvanjuba bwa Uganda mu 1981. Yakuzibwa nnyina yekka Elizabeth Maraka eyakola ebbanga eddene mu Soroti Flying School era agamba nti gweyegombye enyo. Yalinga amukolera engoye era n’okutuusa kati akyali muyimbi we. Maraka yakula yekka kubanga mulongo munne yabuuka.Y’ensonga ku lwaki era ayitibwa Akello, ekitegeeza ‘omugoberezi w’abalongo’.

Ku myaka 13, oluvannyuma lw’okumaliriza pulayimale, Maraka yeeyongerayo mu ttendekero lya Namasagali College e Kamuli okusoma ebbaluwa ye esooka, Oluvannyuma yavaayo n’agenda mu Trinity College Nabbingo okusoma A-level.  N'luvannyuma yaweebwa ekifo mu London Academy of Design and Dressmaking, gye yatikkirwa mu 2005 n’afuna diguli ne dipuloma mu kukola engoye n’okukola engoye ez’omunda.

## Emirimu
Omulimu gwe ogw’emisono ne dizayini gwatandika mu 2001 bwe yava mu Uganda era ebiseera ebisinga yabimala mu London ng’omuyizi ng’alabirira bizinensi ye, Brenda Maraka fashion house.  Mu 2003, yeetaba mu wiiki ya Uganda International Fashion Week ng’ayolesa emirimu gye, era dizayini zaafuna mangu okusiimibwa olw’obuyiiya bwazo n’okuwuuma kw’obuwangwa.

Mu January 2007, Maraka yatongoza mu butongole kkampuni ye ey'emisono, "Brendamaraka," ng'alina omulimu gw'okukiikirira Uganda mu bitundu eby'obutiti n'okusitula Kampala ekifo ky'emisono.  Mu 2014 ng’omu ku nteekateeka ye ey’okutendekebwa, Maraka yakola eky’okudduka mu wiiki y’emisono eya Uganda International Fashion Week era okuva olwo yeetaba mu mpaka z’emisono eziwerako mu Uganda ne Bungereza. 

Mu 2017, Maraka yatongoza edduuka ly’emisono ku yintaneeti, ng’akozesa ekifo kya digito ekiweebwa yintaneeti.  Era ayagala nnyo okubuulirira omulembe oguddako ogwa ba dizayina naddala abavubuka.

## Ebituukiddwaako

* Yatandikawo "Brendamaraka" Label (2007) - Maraka yatongoza emisono gye eyitibwa eponymous fashion brand mu January 2007, n'okwolesebwa okwolesebwa Uganda mu bitundu eby'obutiti n'okusitula Kampala ng'ekifo eky'emisono. Okuva olwo akabonero kano kafuuse kigambo kimu n’obuyiiya n’okwenyumiriza mu by’obuwangwa. 
* Okusiimibwa mu nsi yonna ne *[[Queen of Katwe]]* (2016) - Yafuna okufaayo mu nsi yonna bwe yakola engoye za munnakatemba Lupita Nyong'o eyawangula engule ya Oscar ne Phiona Mutesi omukugu mu muzannyo gwa chess mu Uganda ku mukolo gw'okutongoza firimu ya Disney eya *[[Queen of Katwe]]* .
* Engule ya Young Achievers Award (2011) - Maraka yafuna engule ya Art, Fashion, and Culture Award mu mpaka za Young Achievers Awards mu Uganda, ng’asiima emirimu gye mu mulimu gw’okuyiiya.
* Yasooka mu wiiki y’emisono eya Uganda International Fashion Week (2003) - Ng’akyali muyizi mu ttendekero ly’e London Academy of Design and Dressmaking, Maraka yayolesa dizayini ze mu wiiki y’emisono mu nsi yonna eya Uganda International Fashion Week, era nga yasooka kusituka mu kitiibwa.
* Dressing Pageant Contestants - Akoledde engoye z'abavuganya mu Miss Uganda ne Miss Tourism Uganda.
* Okubuulirira n’okufuga amakolero - Ng’oggyeeko dizayini ze, Maraka abadde abuulirira abavubuka abakola dizayini, ng’atwala abayizi buli mwaka okuyisa obukugu bwe n’okuzzaamu omulembe oguddako amaanyi. 
* Okujaguza emyaka kkumi mu misono (2017) - Okujaguza emyaka kkumi gy'amaze ng'akola "Brendamaraka", yateekateeka omuzannyo gw'emisono ogw'amaanyi, ng'alaga obuwangaazi bwe n'okukwata ennyo mu mulimu guno.
* Okukiikirira eby’obuwangwa - Maraka akola emisono ng’agatta obusika bwa Uganda n’emisono egy’omulembe, ekimufunira ekifo mu ba dizayina abakyala abasinga amaanyi mu Uganda n’okuyamba mu kulaba emisono gy’Afirika mu nsi yonna. 
* Omuzannyi asinga okuzannya Golf (2022) - Maraka yavuddeyo ng'omukazi asinga okuzannya n'obubonero 40 mu mpaka za Golf eza Kabaka eza Anniversary Golf Tourney. 

## Awaadi

* 2011: dizayina w’abagole asinga 
* 2011: engule z’abavubuka abatuuse ku buwanguzi
* 2016: Engule y’ekitiibwa olw’okubuulirira mu mulimu gw’emisono ne dizayini
* 2022: Engule ya Golf eyasinga okukola obulungi.

## Ebijuliziddwa