Giving Stories Blog

Some giving begins with noticing. The post you shared highlights support for a woman caring for autistic children in Uganda, with help offered in food and funds at a moment when that care was deeply needed.

The closest public match I found points to Doreah Childcare Uganda, which describes its work as supporting children with growth and developmental disabilities through education, livelihood development, and community rehabilitation. A related GlobalGiving page says the organisation supports more than 170 children with disabilities, including autism.

This is what giving can look like: stepping into someone’s burden with practical support, making care a little lighter, and standing with children whose needs are too often ignored. It is quiet help, but it carries weight.

#CareThatShowsUp

Giving can look like a partnership with a clear outcome. In this story, Sylvia Jagwe Owachi, Acting Managing Director at Cairo Bank Uganda, points to 20,000 children staying in school as a real result of purpose-driven collaboration. The wider partnership message is about expanding access to education financing and growing that impact toward a shared ambition of keeping one million children in school.

It is a strong reminder that when institutions work together with intention, giving moves beyond promise and becomes measurable support in children’s lives. Education stays within reach, families gain breathing room, and more children remain where they belong: in school.

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#20000Reasons

Giving also means recognising the people whose service has shaped communities over time. From the newspaper story you shared, Rotary Club of Muyenga honoured John Mary Mpagi for outstanding community service, a reminder that long-term commitment to education, leadership, and community transformation deserves to be named and celebrated. Rotary Club of Muyenga publicly lists him as a member and past president, which supports the broader story of his Rotary service.

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Giving looked like practical support in Ntinda. This story highlights Rotary-backed efforts to strengthen women market vendors through financial literacy, budgeting, saving, investment skills, and business support. Public reporting around the same initiative also shows Rotary Club of Uptown Kampala working with women vendors in Old and New Ntinda Markets, alongside the launch of the Mkazi Community Library, a space created to expand access to learning and entrepreneurship resources for women and girls.

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You can read the article in the Southern Times February 2026 edition and see related public updates from Rotary Club of Uptown Kampala here.

#WomenWhoTradeRise

Giving took to the road for the Nile. Rotary Club of Jinja’s Run for the Nile is raising support for tree planting, community clean-ups, and conservation education aimed at protecting the Nile Basin and the communities that depend on it. Organisers said proceeds from the 2026 run will help maintain tree planting on 250 acres for at least three years, turning one event into longer-term environmental care.

Read more and catch highlights: See the full New Vision story here.

#GivingForTheNile

Tayari West TV joined the Safe Motherhood Run organised by Rotary Club of Mbarara under the theme “Stronger Mothers. Healthier Generations.” Funds raised through the run will support the Neonatal Unit at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, contributing to better care for mothers, newborns, and families.

This is what community giving looks like: people showing up, moving with purpose, and turning collective action into support that can save lives.

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Absa KH3–7 Hills Run returns on April 26, 2026 at Lugogo Cricket Oval, inviting runners to take on Kampala’s seven historic hills while raising funds to keep girls in school; since 2023, the run has raised Shs900m and supported over 21,900 girls, with proceeds channelled through partners such as Baylor College of Medicine’s DREAMS programme, Amref Health Africa, Windle International, World Vision, Nyaka AIDS Orphan Project, Katalemwa Cheshire Home, and Smart Girls Uganda; organisers are targeting 8,000 participants, with added incentives such as Run Your City Series slots in South Africa for top finishers who complete all seven hills and land titles for the best male and female seven-hill finishers, while partners like Pepsi support hydration on race day; Read More:

Giving is how we plant hope where it’s needed most—and this week, that hope looks like more books reaching learners who need them to dream, learn, and grow.

To every partner and supporter walking this journey with Kitabu Buk Project: thank you. Your support isn’t just a donation, it’s an investment in futures.

Will you help put one more book into one more set of hands, or share this with someone who can?

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In the misty hills of Buweri, Sironko, Uganda’s women judicial officers under the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Uganda Chapter walked into Bukwanga Primary School with a simple, urgent mission: protect vulnerable girls and keep them learning. They listened to painful testimonies, girls pressured into early marriage, silenced by stigma around menstruation, and pushed to the edge of dropping out, then responded with practical giving that restores dignity: exercise books, snacks, and reusable sanitary towels, alongside a longer promise of bursaries and sustained support. With a school of 706 pupils (406 girls) facing major staffing shortages, this visit showed what meaningful giving looks like: not charity as pity, but justice in action, helping girls stay safe, stay in school, and grow into the leaders they are meant to be.

Read More in the paper print of NEW VISION newspaper | Wednesday 5, 2025 | Story By Moses Nampala

The 2025 Gulu City Marathon turned sport into a giving engine, drawing nearly 1,500 participants at Kaunda Grounds, where Allan Andiema defended his title (2:17:16) and winners across categories were celebrated, but the bigger win was what the race makes possible for the community. Beyond the medals, the marathon channels support into Northern Uganda’s wellbeing and future: partners hosted add-ons like a medical camp, and the marathon’s charity impact includes a UGX 10,000,000 donation to the Dero Kwan Initiative (a scholarship effort supporting vulnerable children in Acholi). In other words, every registration, sponsorship, and cheer can translate into school fees, healthier families, and pride in culture that keeps communities standing.

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Kasese’s inaugural Omusinga Birthday Run became a rallying point for giving that protects both people and heritage, a call for residents to act as peace ambassadors and to strengthen unity after recent security threats in the Rwenzori sub-region.  Beyond the race, the moment spotlighted community-led giving toward the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu’s renewal agenda, including plans for a one-stop cultural village and a kingdom radio station to preserve and promote identity. In this story, giving is not only money, but also choosing peace, supporting cultural institutions that create livelihoods (tourism, enterprise, education), and standing behind projects that help a community rebuild with dignity.

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Tracy Ahumuza turned personal grief into public good after losing her newborn daughter, Alyssa, in a crisis where timely colostrum and lactation support could have changed everything. That loss sparked the ATTA Breastmilk Community (founded in 2021), a nonprofit built on safe milk sharing, screening donors, preserving milk properly, and getting lifesaving donor breastmilk to premature, low-birthweight, and medically fragile babies when their mothers cannot produce enough. As demand grew, ATTA evolved from simply connecting donors and recipients to building real systems: safe transport, education for health workers, advocacy for milk banking, and even acquiring a small pasteuriser through crowdfunding despite high costs. To date, ATTA has collected and dispensed about 600 litres of donor milk to 400+ newborns, powered by donors, volunteers, and partners, proving that sometimes the smallest bags of “liquid gold” can carry the biggest hope.

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This holiday season, the Future Stars Residential Holiday Training Camp at Gayaza Junior School and Gayaza High School (7–17 December 2025) is more than a sports program, it is a chance to give young people structured opportunity when the holidays can easily become idle or risky. With training in football, basketball, netball, swimming, chess, scrabble, badminton, table tennis, and lawn tennis, plus life-shaping sessions in fitness and wellness, career guidance, mental health awareness, first aid & CPR, and safeguarding, the camp wraps talent in mentorship and protection. Giving here looks like sponsoring a participant, supporting equipment and coaching, or helping lower the UGX 400,000 barrier, so ability, not income, decides who gets to become “tomorrow’s champion.”

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In Kampala, Uganda, a growing network of breastmilk donors is quietly saving fragile newborn lives through the ATTA Breastmilk Community, an initiative founded in 2021 by Tracy Ahumuza after her own painful experience of needing milk support and finding none. Today, ATTA receives urgent calls from homes and hospitals for babies born too soon or too sick to breastfeed and has supported more than 450 babies with over 600 liters of donated milk from 200+ mothers since July 2021. Donors are screened and guided on safe handling, milk is stored and delivered (often by motorcycle courier), and lactation specialists work alongside mothers to help them build their own supply, freeing up milk for the next family in crisis, even as demand continues to outpace supply due to testing and storage costs and limited access to freezers.

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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).

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Year 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.

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During #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

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The 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.

Last 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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October 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.

Read more about this visit and how you can support Cerebral Stars Daycare Center HERE.