Giving Stories Blog

The dfcu Sickle Cell Walk 2026 brought people together in Kampala to stand with individuals and families affected by sickle cell disease. Held on Mother’s Day, the walk raised awareness while mobilising support for the refurbishment of the national sickle cell clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital. It showed how a simple public act, walking together, can become a shared statement of care, visibility, and responsibility. The campaign also reminded communities that support for sickle cell warriors goes beyond sympathy; it requires action, resources, and systems that make care easier to access.

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A two-day medical camp in Kagadi has highlighted the quiet but powerful work of Africa Maisha and the Kikomeko family in expanding access to education and healthcare. Through the camp, hundreds of community members received free medical services, including consultations, laboratory tests, eye care, maternal and child health support, mama kits, and medication. The story also points to a wider legacy of care, with close to 500 children supported through education, many of them on full scholarships. It is a reminder that giving sometimes looks like opening a school, hosting children, building a health facility, and serving a community without waiting for applause. Some acts of kindness may be quiet, but their impact refuses to whisper.

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Victoria University Kampala partnered with the Uganda Blood Transfusion Service for a blood donation drive under the theme “Saving a Life, A Shared Responsibility, A Drop for Hope.” The drive invited students, staff, and members of the public to contribute to Uganda’s blood supply and support people in need of urgent or ongoing medical care. Held at the university premises, the initiative reminds us that giving is not always about money; sometimes it is a single act, a few minutes, and one donation that may help save a life. Through this campaign, blood donation became a shared responsibility carried by a community willing to show up for strangers they may never meet.

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The Culture and Heritage Awareness Marathon shows how sport can carry more than bodies across a finish line; it can carry memory, identity, and community responsibility. In its first edition, the marathon brought together participants, tour operators, international guests, and professional runners in support of Calsaar Cultural Initiative’s heritage preservation work. The support raised through the marathon contributed to documentation and storytelling efforts focused on indigenous knowledge, oral traditions, and folklore from the Teso Region. As the 2026 edition continues that journey, the story reminds us that giving can look like showing up, buying a kit, running with purpose, and helping keep cultural memory alive.

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Rotary District 9213 is telling its giving story through scale, reach, and results. In a post shared by Geoffrey M. Kitakule, the district highlights more than USD 1 million raised, over 20,000 people reached through Family Health Days, and 1,500 young leaders inspired. The numbers are brief, but they carry weight. They point to a form of philanthropy that is organised, cumulative, and built for continuity, where generosity is not treated as a soft sentiment but as a structured public act with visible outcomes. Health outreach at that level, youth leadership support at that scale, and fundraising of that size do not happen by accident. They happen because people commit, mobilise, and keep showing up. Even from the limited publicly visible snippet, the message is clear: when giving is organised well, it stops looking like charity in passing and starts looking like infrastructure for community impact.

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The 2026 Kabaka Birthday Run drew an estimated 130,000 participants to Lubiri Palace, blending public health mobilisation with a visible act of community care. In the story you shared, the Office of the National Chairman, under Hadijah Namyalo, is reported to have provided meals and refreshments to hundreds of runners who had left home early without breakfast, adding a practical layer of support to an event already framed around health awareness and collective action. Set under the theme of men’s health, the protection of the girl child, and the fight to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, the run shows how giving can sit inside a national moment without needing to be the headline to matter.

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Shanta Rabadiya’s post frames the launch in Aboke, Lira as Safe Water Project 40, describing it as a milestone expected to impact about 8,000 households. That scale gives the story its weight. This is not a symbolic ribbon-cutting. It is infrastructure with daily consequences for health, time, dignity, and survival, especially in communities where safe water still sits too far from home. The language of the post is celebratory, but the substance is deeply practical: one village at a time, one life at a time, one water point at a time.

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Stanbic Bank Uganda has launched the 11th edition of the National Schools Championship, framing it as a long-term investment in youth innovation, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. According to public reporting, this year’s edition runs under the theme “Powering Innovation for Job Creation” and is expected to bring together learners from around 200 schools, following nearly 1,000 applications. The championship goes beyond competition, with a structure that includes teacher training, student innovation toolkits, mentorship, and a residential boot camp. The official programme page also notes a UGX 100 million prize pool for top-performing schools, teachers, and alumni. In that sense, the initiative reads as a giving story shaped through skills, confidence, and practical preparation for young people expected to build jobs, not just search for them.

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After a viral video showed 14-year-old Angel Blessing Atuhaire cycling through rain and dangerous roads to reach school in Kabale, public attention turned into direct action. Nile Post reports that, after online calls to identify and support her, Sheila Gashumba pledged to cover Angel’s school fees, boarding, and other education needs through university. What began as a moment of visibility became something far more useful: a concrete intervention around safety, dignity, and educational opportunity for a girl whose discipline had long gone unnoticed.

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St. Kizito Matany Hospital has concluded its first paediatric surgical camp in partnership with Doctors on Mission, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Bethany Kids, and Amigos Internationales, bringing specialist care closer to children and families in Karamoja. The report says the week-long outreach combined paediatric surgery with broader medical services, reaching 112 child outpatients, 1,321 adult outpatients, 117 dental patients, and 429 eye clinic patients, while also providing mobility support to 46 individuals. In a region where specialist care remains limited and referrals are often blocked by transport costs, the camp stands out as giving that meets people where the gap is sharpest.

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More than 500 runners took part in the third edition of the Legends Marathon in Kampala, a race designed not only to honour Uganda’s sporting heroes but also to support the well-being of former athletes. Public reporting says proceeds from the marathon go toward improving the livelihoods of retired athletes through areas such as financial literacy and mental health awareness, while the organisers’ official ticket page states that net proceeds support the Athlete Career-Plus Programme. It is a strong example of sport being used as a vehicle for remembrance, transition, and practical care beyond the finish line.

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Pearl Bank and the Joint Clinical Research Centre have entered a four-year partnership to support a specialised Bone Marrow Transplant Centre at JCRC in Lubowa, with Pearl Bank contributing UGX 200 million toward the fundraising drive. The wider campaign aims to close a major gap in Uganda’s specialised healthcare system by expanding local access to treatment for sickle cell disease, blood cancers, and other complex disorders, while also strengthening the country’s medical research capacity. It is a giving story rooted in health equity, where philanthropy meets infrastructure, science, and survival.

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As Acorns International School Bunga marks 10 years, the celebration has been shaped as a giving moment rather than a closed milestone. In Ameena Lalani’s post, she says donations raised across the four Acorns schools through the community run will be handed over at the Ggaba school premises, while other public campaign posts frame the event around supporting children in a local childhood centre in Ggaba Parish. What lands here is the choice to make an anniversary mean something beyond branding: a school using celebration as a route back into community.

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Little Hands Go Green’s Children’s Climate Change March 2026 was framed as more than an event. The organisation’s campaign described it as a cross-border moment linking Kampala and Munich on the same day, with children and families calling for environmental responsibility under the theme of shared climate action. The X post you shared echoes that same energy, describing Kampala coming alive with “hope and purpose” as young voices rise to restore, protect, and reimagine the future. It is a vivid example of civic giving in another form: time, visibility, mobilisation, and public moral pressure led by children.

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The Madhvani Foundation has announced a Shs 750 million scholarship fund for the 2026/2027 academic year, continuing a long-running investment in higher education for academically strong students with financial need. Public reporting and the foundation’s own scholarship materials show the programme supports undergraduate and postgraduate study in Uganda and remains part of the foundation’s wider commitment to expanding access, nurturing talent, and strengthening the country’s future through education.

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MTN Uganda has committed Shs 500 million to 25 community projects under the third phase of its Changemakers initiative, backing grassroots solutions in economic empowerment, health, education, environmental protection, and water and sanitation. The initiative positions local ideas as engines of development, with selected projects receiving funding and technical support to deepen their reach and strengthen community livelihoods across the country.

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In one of the more intimate giving stories of the week, Rotarian John Lubega donated the white wedding suit he wore more than 30 years ago, along with other items, to support refugees in northern Uganda. The gesture carried more than material value. It turned something personal, symbolic, and long-kept into a practical act of solidarity for people in need. I found what appears to be the online New Vision version in Luganda, though I could not fully open the page to verify the full text.

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A major free eye-care outreach in Bukedea brought treatment, screening, and surgery closer to people who had lived with eye conditions for years without access to timely care. Public coverage shows the camp drew thousands and formed part of a broader effort by the Ruparelia Foundation and partners to restore sight, reduce preventable blindness, and bring specialist services closer to underserved communities.

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Centenary Bank has pledged Shs 280 million as a platinum sponsor for three upcoming Rotary Conferences, reinforcing a 15-year partnership with Rotary Uganda rooted in health, youth empowerment, ethical leadership, and community development. The contribution includes support for two Rotary districts as well as the Rotary Africa Zone, marking a significant investment in gatherings designed to celebrate progress, strengthen collaboration, and sharpen strategies for wider community impact across Uganda. Built over the years through shared initiatives such as the Rotary Cancer Run, health camps, and youth-focused programmes, the partnership reflects a long-term commitment to building healthier, more empowered, and more sustainable communities. Read more.

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At the close of Women’s Month, a meaningful act of giving brought renewed hope to mothers and families in Rubaare, Ntungamo District, where the Rotary Club of Kigo Seven Lakes commissioned the Mama Kariisa Maternal Wing at Rubaare Health Center IV on 28 March 2026. As part of the occasion, Stanbic Bank contributed a Blue Gift of 10 beds, including 8 patient beds and 2 delivery beds, alongside 100 Mama Kits, helping strengthen safer delivery services for women in the community. Built in honour of the late Hasiinah Kariisa, the ward stands as a touching tribute to care, memory, and service, while the presence of leaders such as Kin Kariisa and Hon. Hanifa Kawooya underscored the significance of this shared effort. From the medical camp held the day before to the smiles of mothers receiving Mama Kits, the initiative reflected the life-giving power of practical generosity and the hope restored through community action.

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