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BumpLove
A motherhood platform and series telling honest stories about pregnancy, parenting, family, and becoming.
Mandela Washington Fellowship 2017
Obama Foundation Leaders Africa 2018
dfcu Rising Woman Award
RUBiS Brand Ambassador
I&M Bank Uganda
Mandela Washington Fellowship 2017
Obama Foundation Leaders Africa 2018
dfcu Rising Woman Award
RUBiS Brand Ambassador
I&M Bank Uganda
Chapter One
A girl from Kampala who refused to be ordinary
Born to Agnes Ruteitsire, a Munyankore, and Joe Pacutho, an Alur from West Nile, Manuela grew up navigating two cultures and one relentless drive. When her mother lost her job after an accident and her father retired, the family of three squeezed into a single room. Every morning, young Manuela would go to Owino Market, buy sacks of mangoes, peel them at the top of Mutaasa Kafeero Plaza, and sell fresh juice in mineral water bottles because her mother insisted on standards, even in poverty. Those early mornings taught her to pair discipline with dignity, to lead with courage under pressure, and to hold on to excellence long before she had access to comfort.
Your clothes have to be clean and you have to be smart - even in your poverty. That was my mother's rule, and it became my life's compass.
Chapter Two
From corridors of power to the cradle of purpose
After graduating from Makerere University with a degree in Statistics and Psychology, Manuela climbed the corporate ladder - from Watoto Church's Children's Ministry to Bank of Africa Uganda, where she led marketing and communications in black high heels with red bottoms. But when she conceived her first child, everything changed. She visited daycare after daycare, and found caregivers just sitting, waiting for children to play alone. No curriculum. No intention. No heart. She knew she had to build something different.
I didn't want my child's first 1,000 days to be treated as a by-the-way. Those days are the foundation of the person they become.
At a glance
The work in numbers
The work has taken many shapes over the years - stages, studios, boardrooms, living rooms, and quiet one-on-one conversations that changed everything.
10+
Years championing early childhood development
50,000+
Women, parents and teams reached
500K+
Followed across social platforms
Chapter Three
Building what didn't exist
In 2014, Manuela founded The Cradle - Uganda's first 24-hour workplace infant and toddler care centre. With a play-based curriculum, fifteen professional caregivers working around the clock, and a vision to partner with organizations so working mothers never have to choose, The Cradle became more than a business. It became a movement. She scaled to a mobile app, expanded to multiple branches, and created the Childcare Business Course to train others. Then came Bump Love - a television and web series on NTV Uganda where mothers share the raw, real stories of parenthood.
When you strengthen a woman, you steady a home. When you steady a home, you shift a generation.
Chapter Four
More Pursuits
Beyond the stages, classrooms, and care centres, Manuela keeps building platforms that carry family, leadership, motherhood, and purpose into everyday conversations.
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APPG
Advocacy work shaped around purposeful leadership, policy conversations, and stronger support systems for families.
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Ride With The Mulondos
A family-centered conversation space sharing marriage, parenting, work, and real life on the move.
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DOMINATE
A bold growth platform for clarity, confidence, discipline, and purposeful action.
The Journey
A timeline of becoming
Sharing Her Journey
Let's build something that lasts
Whether you need a keynote speaker who will move the room, a brand ambassador who lives the message, a consultant for workplace childcare, or a mentor for the next season of your life - Manuela brings presence, depth, and a rare combination of corporate savvy and maternal wisdom.
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USD 3001 hour
A focused personal or business call for clarity, guidance, and next steps.
Meet Me
USD 5001.5 hours
A deeper meeting for strategy, mentorship, business, or personal direction.