Giving Stories Blog

According to the UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming, COVID-19 is not just the century’s largest public health emergency, but also a communication crisis. The contagion has been marred with half-truths and lies with many people, falling victim.

This reality is what informed the decision by a group of mostly volunteer social justice enthusiasts who work in the grassroots areas, to educate the vulnerable population around the country.

The group, ‘Girl Up Initiative-Uganda’ has been working tirelessly to build youth-friendly, community-centric and innovative solutions to the complexities accompanying social-distancing and lockdown measures in Uganda. More

Even though the lockdown in Uganda has been partially lifted, some are still struggling to find a meal for their families and loved ones. But a group of philanthropists in Mityana District, in south central Uganda, have joined their hands together to fundraise for the hungry in the District. Through their organisation called ‘Mityana Charity, the philanthropists are calling on well-wishers both here and abroad to join in their campaign to feed at least 300 families. More

Social media has greater power for marketing, communication and advertising. And Facebook which ranks high in the social media pedestal, is one of the most powerful digital marketing channels from almost every aspect available. And certainly, it has helped in being the tool that Lydia Ajwang used to mobilize funds to aid her mother’s medical procedure. More

Some say music can raise someone's mood. Some say it gets them excited. Other say music makes them calm and relaxed. And yes, music is important because it allows us to feel nearly or possibly all emotions that we experience in our lives.

Many songs have been released during the Covid 19 pandemic. However, just like it did in several countries, the lockdown caused the loss of jobs to many in Uganda. But one social entrepreneur here, has opened a recording studio, in a bid to bridge the unemployment gap caused by the pandemic. More

The calm after the storm is in progress. The lockdown is waning out and business is getting back to normal as it was before the country went under lockdown due to the COVID 19 crisis. Many sectors were affected, and such is the education sector. Schools are still closed and it’s not clear when they will open. More

Starvation is one characteristic that typifies the COVID 19 induced lockdown. Stories have been shared where many are hungry because they lack food to feed themselves and their loved ones. The people of Nsajja village in Fortportal, Kabarole district are some of those who have been affected and lacked food. More

The COVID 19 pandemic has not been all about gloom, many innovations have sprouted in this period. Many have taken on ideas they had swept under the carpet. Other have managed to test their resolve on talents they had not yet practiced. And Patrick Asaba, a third-year student of clinical medicine at the Kampala International University, has not been exempt from refining his gift of public speaking and writing, centered on giving the right information about Corona virus disease. More

Collecting and gathering newsworthy articles in order to provide information and news could be one of his primary roles as a journalist, but Duncan Twesigye chose to venture out of his one of his primary role in society and offered a helping hand and kindness to the elderly people in a community beyond his duty station when the lockdown happened in Uganda. More

While driving back home recently, Mr. Don Innocent Wanyama, the senior presidential press secretary, found a teenage girl called Laetitia stranded in Naalya, a Kampala suburb. The young girl, about 13-15 years old, was seated by the roadside looking distraught.

A curious Wanyama took the initiative to find out what the matter was? and on probing her, the little girl narrated of how she had been throwing of a home where she was working as a maid (House help). More

Aware Uganda, in partnership with The Karamoja Community UK Foundation has launched an appeal to support the vulnerable in Karamoja. The proceeds will go towards rebuilding the lives of the region’s vulnerable women and children after and during the coronavirus. Before they started the fundraising though, they also committed to contributing Personal Protective Equipments across the Karamoja Region. More