Footprints Podcast | Season 1 | Episode 26 - Part 3 | The Work of Listening and Repair

Ruth later joined Isis Women’s International Cross-CulturalExchange, starting as an information and documentation coordinator, volunteering for six months while still employed at the Ministry, then transitioning fully and eventually becoming Executive Director. At Isis WICCE, she widened access to information beyond elite circles and built documentation that elevated marginalized voices to policymakers.

Her work in Luwero and Northern Uganda exposed her to the realities women faced during conflict, including atrocities linked to the LRA war. She helped turn testimony intoaction: advocacy reports, a mental health policy for trauma victims, medical camps for fistula and pelvic floor conditions, and counseling support for emotional recovery.

She also helped expand the work beyond Uganda to placesincluding Liberia, South Sudan, Kenya, Nepal, and strengthened public accountability through the International Peace Exposition and health interventions during the AIDS epidemic. After 20 years, she retired in 2016 following a planned transition and succession process.

Recognition followed, including an award from Women Have Wings. She remains committed to the belief that trauma care is a national priority, and that documentation protects courage from erasure.

©Blurb written by Oratile Mokase

Click Here To Listen:

#footprintspodcastseries.