Asha Noppeney
With every step I take, I have hope and I want to encourage other amputees and people with - but also without - disability to set a personal goal and make life more informed, conscious and active. There is a lack of courage and confidence in one's own abilities. Take courage!
Childhood
Birth
Born in Moroto / Karamoja in the northeast of Uganda.
Father: medicine man Mohammed Nguku Lonyangamoe, who came from Kenya Machakus.
Mother: Nakenoi Zainabu, who came from today's South Sudan. From the tribe of Topossa, a part of the Karamojong peoples.
Father: medicine man Mohammed Nguku Lonyangamoe, who came from Kenya Machakus.
Mother: Nakenoi Zainabu, who came from today's South Sudan. From the tribe of Topossa, a part of the Karamojong peoples.
1961
Loss of my leg
At the age of 7, I lost my right lower leg due to a trivial bicycle accident, followed by a fatal medical error.
Since then I am a woman with one leg.
Since then I am a woman with one leg.
Education
1962
Primary School in Kaabong und Kotido
7 years
1962
1961
Senior Secondary School in Bashir High School Kampala/Uganda
4 years
1973
Kololo High School in Kampala
2 years
high school graduation in 1974
high school graduation in 1974
1973
Live in Germany
1980er
Arrival in Germany
In the 80s I visited Germany and stayed forever. I learned the language at the Goethe-Institut in Munich and studied at the Language and Interpreting Institute in Munich as a translator in English, French and German.
1980er
1988
Moving to Bayreuth and marriage
With my second husband Dr. med. Herbert Noppeney, a resident specialist, I live since 1988 in Bayreuth.
I am National Marketing Director of Juice PLUS + Company Europe GmbH, the world leader in healthy nutrition and prevention, operating in 30 countries.
I am National Marketing Director of Juice PLUS + Company Europe GmbH, the world leader in healthy nutrition and prevention, operating in 30 countries.
