Mukisa Kakembo is a Ugandan Nova Scotian Social Justice Lawyer at PATH Legal, advocating for equity and equality within the justice system. Since graduating in 2021 from Dalhousie University’s Schulich School of Law, Mukisa articled with the Elizabeth Fry Society, and coordinated the Creating Communities of Care program supporting Black women facing Gender-Based Violence. Inspired by her early experiences, she advocates for people's rights through a trauma-informed and anti-racist lens. Mukisa has received the 2021 Nova Scotia Barrister’s Society Presidents’ Leadership award, the 2020-2021 Nova Scotia Criminal Justice Association Award, and the 2020 Race and the Law Essay Prize.
Mukisa is also an entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Fem Entity wellness platform. Fem Entity is your source for self-care, where you can find both digital courses, in-person events, and a Diverse Directory of businesses aligned to Fem Entity’s key pillars of Inner Balance & Wellness, Empowerment & Community Care, and Feminine Sexual Health. Fem Entity was a Finalist for the 2024 Halifax Business Awards for Most Innovative Business of the Year.
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Terms and Conditions for the Give The Nod Campaign
1. Eligibility
The contest is open to legal residents of Canada who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.
Participants must be entrepreneurs with a registered business in Canada.
Employees of The Nod Inc., its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, as well as immediate family members and/or those living in the same household, are not eligible to participate.
2. Contest Entry
To enter the contest, participants must list their business on the campaign webpage by completing the registration form.
Each business can only be entered once per campaign round.
Entries must be received by the specified deadline to be eligible for the current round.
3. Contest Period
The contest consists of successive rounds occurring every two months.
Specific dates for each round will be announced on the campaign webpage.
4. Voting Process
Voting will be open to the public and conducted through the campaign webpage.
Each round will have a specific voting period, announced on the campaign webpage.
The business with the highest number of votes at the end of each round will be declared the winner.
5. Prizes
The winner of each round will receive a cash prize of up to $5,000.
Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be made except at the sponsor’s sole discretion.
6. Winner Notification
Winners will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
Winners must respond to the notification within 7 days to claim their prize.
Failure to respond within the specified time period may result in forfeiture of the prize, and an alternate winner may be selected.
7. Publicity
By entering the contest, participants agree to have their business name, logo, and description used for promotional purposes by The Nod Inc. without additional compensation.
8. General Conditions
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