Robert Katende, named an African Ambassador to the Obama Foundation and voted the most influential man in Uganda by New Hope Newspaper.Once too poor to afford the rat poison with which he planned to take his own life, Robert’s legacy tells an astonishing true story of resilience and hope. His work was made famous in the Disney movie Queen of Katwe, a biographical drama about a 13-year-old girl who became a Uganda National Chess Champion under Robe...

Hailed as the most influential man in Uganda by New Vision National Newspaper, UgandaNamed the African Leader to the Obama FoundationThe author’s work was originally made famous through Simon & Schuster’s The Queen of Katwe in 2015, which was later made into a full-length Disney movie in 2016. Robert’s work is currently supported by the Bill & Medinda Gates Foundation, Paul Allen’s Vulcan Ventures and the Obama Foundation.Promotional consideration for the b...

Robert Katende, named an African Ambassador to the Obama Foundation and voted the most influential man in Uganda by New Hope Newspaper.Once too poor to afford the rat poison with which he planned to take his own life, Robert’s legacy tells an astonishing true story of resilience and hope. His work was made famous in the Disney movie Queen of Katwe, a biographical drama about a 13-year-old girl who became a Uganda National Chess Champion under Robe...