Learning Never Stops: A Lesson in Legacy and Leadership

As part of the GROW Program for Community Foundations, participants recently had the rare opportunity to learn from Hon. Dr. Miria Matembe, affectionately called “Mama Miria.” What was planned as a leadership session became a living masterclass on legacy. She reminded us that leadership is not about titles, but about the footprints we leave in people’s lives through consistency, service, and courage. For some in the room, her words evoked memories of meeting her as schoolgirls; for others, it was a first encounter with a woman whose voice has shaped Uganda’s women’s movement for decades. The session affirmed a powerful truth: movements don’t die, they evolve, and our task is to keep pouring into the next generation.

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