What began as a simple invitation to the 6th Grand Cookout at Butabika Hospital became a living portrait of African generosity in action. Led by Gerry (Geraldine) Opoka and the Soul Foundation, volunteers came together to cook and share a hearty meal with patients and staff at Butabika – an act of service that, beautifully, coincided with International Volunteer Day (5th December).
Read MoreYear after year, Mukwano Industries U Ltd. has quietly but powerfully stood alongside the Butabika Festival and this year, they fulfilled their pledged support once again. Their consistency goes beyond a single act of generosity; it reflects a deep, sustained commitment to mental health and community care.
Through their support, Mukwano has helped elevate mental health awareness and reminded both patients and staff at Butabika that they are seen, valued, and not alone. Their giving helps create an atmosphere of dignity, joy, and belonging at the Festival – something that cannot be captured by numbers alone.
Partnerships like this form the quiet backbone of the Festival’s impact. They allow programs to run, people to be reached, and hope to be renewed in places where it is most needed.
Read MoreDuring #PhilanthropyWeek2025, from powerful stories at the Annual Philanthropy Symposium to the joy and connection of the #GatheringOfGivers, generosity that truly stays, serves, and sustains was celebrated. Pillar Mbabazi honored everyday heroes—especially the silent givers whose kindness keeps communities alive—and changemakers who remind us that giving is not just about money, but about time, love, and presence. The key lesson: giving is a way of life, everyone has something to offer, and true philanthropy is local, rooted in community, and carried in the hearts of those who choose to show up. Cheers to CivSource Africa, CivLegacy Foundation, and Uganda National NGO Forum for creating an unforgettable event that brought together givers, dreamers, and changemakers, creating a wave of generosity that will keep flowing. #OurGenerousSpirit
Read MoreThe clean-up at Mpanga market has begun, with MTN leadership, city leaders, and traders rolling up their sleeves side by side. No titles, no hierarchy, just people united by MTN’s spirit of collaboration, community, and care, and a shared commitment to restoring a cleaner, safer, more dignified space for everyone who works and shops there. This is what true community partnership looks like in action, and a powerful reminder that when we show up together, we can transform the places we call home. For more stories and updates on how this clean-up unfolds, follow MTN and partner pages on social media and walk the journey with us.
Read MoreLast week, Masaka School for the Deaf received a heartwarming boost as a team from Stanbic Bank Uganda visited the school in celebration of International Children’s Day, donating desktop computers, laptops, a printer, hygiene supplies, and scholastic materials to strengthen both learning and daily life for Deaf learners. This support will significantly enhance the school’s ICT capacity, connect learners more meaningfully to the digital world, and promote their overall wellbeing, adding real value to the school’s mission of providing inclusive, empowering education for Deaf children. We are deeply grateful to Stanbic Bank Uganda for choosing to stand with Masaka School for the Deaf and for their continued commitment to transforming lives.
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Read MoreOctober marked Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, and at Cerebral Stars Daycare Center it came with a beautiful act of generosity. The Old Girls of Gayaza Junior School (1998–2004) visited our little Stars with gifts of love , including specialised equipment like wheelchairs and other essentials that are already transforming children’s comfort, mobility, and daily experience. The visit was more than charity; it was a moment of connection, awareness, and inclusion, where parents, children, and visitors shared smiles, tears, and deep gratitude.
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Read MoreSoul Foundation received and delivered a consignment of men’s clothing from Miriam and the KidsSPITEX – Hospital At Home to the Butabika National Referral Hospital, earmarked for male patients being discharged. The donation is intended to restore dignity and ease reintegration as beneficiaries begin new chapters at home. Foundation leads note that the need remains high; additional contributions of clean men’s clothing and other essentials are requested to support upcoming discharges.
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Weekend Vision spotlights Watoto’s Neighbourhood programme, which combines adult literacy, discipleship, business training, and starter capital to help vulnerable and single mothers move from survival to sustainable income, impact that has already reached more than 7,500 mothers and is growing through drives like the 2025 Watoto Golf Tournament targeting UGX 350m to equip 1,000 more with business starter kits. This is practical, community-powered giving that turns compassion into livelihoods and long-term family stability.
Read Morehday joy into access: after helping establish a Resource Centre, supporters rallied on 27 September to fund a mobile library, books, computers, and learning aids on wheels, for schools kept away by distance. Led by Esther Kalenzi and powered by 4040’s volunteers, the night raised UGX 17,326,575 in cash and UGX 10,450,000 in pledges, pushing the project from vision to rollout. The invitation stands: keep the wheels turning with donations and partnerships so more learners meet the mountain.
Read MoreMarking 25 years of keeping girls in school, this effort shows how community-powered giving moves the needle: Fraine Supermarket Ntinda has long hosted a donation box that channels customer micro-gifts into sanitary pads for the Education Support Program, and now their new Kira branch has added a second box, widening the circle of care. The result speaks for itself: retention among supported girls has climbed steadily, reaching 98% in 2023. It’s a simple, scalable blueprint for businesses and nonprofits to co-create lasting educational change and an open invitation for more partners to join.
Read MoreEvery September, the Ugandan Children Cancer Foundation honors milestones in the fight against childhood cancer, proof that small acts create big light. Over the weekend of the 13th, alongside the Rotary Club of Kampala City, we joined a ward visit where listening ears, warm smiles, and simple gifts reminded us that time and presence are powerful forms of giving. As Aesop said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted,” and the laughter of these little warriors made that truth ring loud.
Read MoreDFCU Bank has pledged UGX 1 billion over three years to Rotary-led health initiatives, launching Uganda’s first corporate Rotary club, Rotary Club of Kampala Blue Hearts, to turn everyday professionals into purposeful givers tackling real barriers like high costs, drug stock-outs, scarce expertise, and long journeys to care. This is giving with a backbone: multi-year, community-anchored, and designed to inspire more corporates to step in, co-fund, and strengthen Uganda’s health ecosystem, proof that when businesses give with intention, communities gain durable access and dignity.
Read MoreWhen you give to women on the margins, you don’t just cover a need, you restore identity, agency, and hope. Through the Watoto Neighbourhood Programme, giving shows up as literacy classes, vocational training, mentorship, healthcare, and spiritual support, practical gifts that turn despair into possibility. Mothers once weighed down by poverty, abandonment, or HIV are now tailors, bakers, salon owners, and community mentors. That is what dignified giving looks like: not charity that ends at relief, but investment that begins a new life.
Read MoreUbuntu reminds us that giving is not optional, it is who we are. “I am because we are” means that every act of generosity strengthens the collective. From bulungi bwansi (community clean-ups) to village savings groups, Ugandans have long embodied this spirit. Giving is what sustains communities, resolves conflicts, and carries us through hardship.
Read MoreAt Namalú Hope Primary School, Agnes Atai turned scarcity into abundance. She not only trained children in music, dance, and drama, but planted school gardens to feed them. From harvesting maize to counselling learners, she gave nourishment for both body and spirit. Her selfless giving has made children smile, parents hopeful, and education sustainable even in hunger-stricken Karamoja.
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Read MoreIn Moroto, Emmanuel Ayenga is bringing children back to school through the gift of music, dance, and drama. By knocking on doors, persuading parents, and nurturing teenage mothers, he has restored hope and increased enrolment from 400 to over 1,300. His giving doesn’t stop at academics, he invests in co-curriculars, staff housing, and mentoring, showing that education thrives where teachers give beyond the classroom.
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Read MoreRhoda Kalema gave her life to women’s rights, but also to the intimate act of mothering those in need. She raised quadruplets left without care, supported widowers in crisis, and paid school fees for children she did not birth. Beyond her political advocacy, she gave practical love, showing that justice begins at home. Her generosity stitched safety nets where none existed.
Read MoreDr. James Musinguzi Garuga gave his life to building others, through business, politics, and philanthropy. From revolutionising tea farming in Kigezi to funding political movements and mentoring leaders, his giving shaped livelihoods, strengthened democracy, and inspired countless Ugandans. His story is one of courage and investment in people—a life spent planting seeds of progress that will outlive him.
Read MoreAcross Uganda, young leaders are showing that giving isn’t reserved for the wealthy, it starts with vision and action. From Patricia Peace Ejang offering free legal advice via Lawbot Africa, to Hannah Arinaitwe using art to teach climate action, and Percy Mpindi cycling for sustainability, youth are giving their talents to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. Their energy proves that generosity can be coded into law, painted into murals, or pedaled into cleaner air.
Read MoreThe late Frank Muramuzi gave his entire life to protecting Uganda’s forests, rivers, and communities. From Mabira to Bugoma, he fought tirelessly for the powerless, often at personal cost. His legacy is not only in the policies he influenced but in the communities he defended, reminding us that giving is about safeguarding the earth for generations yet unborn. His life was proof that defending the environment is a gift to humanity.
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