Author: Olivier Mukaaya

From childhood curiosity to a calling in medicine

Dr Risper Nabwire did not stumble into medicine by accident. She grew into it, through childhood curiosity, shifting dreams, hardship, faith, and a quiet conviction that her life was meant to serve others. A Christian and strong believer in Jesus

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From classroom to crops: How Hope Namuwenge is growing a food revolution in schools

  In a modest school setting in Mbale City, where space and resources are often limited, one educator is quietly turning classrooms into living laboratories. Hope Namuwenge, a teacher at Yoweri Museveni Primary School, is redefining education not just through

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Driven by faith, defined by service: Esther Kuloba’s mission to empower youth

  Esther Winnie Kuloba, also known as Esther Marathon of CURE Run and founder of Zuriel Ushers & Events, has found her life’s purpose in using her gifts to serve communities and bring hope to those in need. Though professionally

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Grace Wanendeya: In a man’s world, she builds her own legacy

  Grace Wanendeya is a detail-oriented, purpose-driven engineer guided by faith, integrity and a passion for creating safe, functional and healing spaces. As the woman behind Favoured Hill Group of Companies, she approaches life and work with curiosity, discipline and

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From the classroom to the community, empowering women and teenage mothers

In the bustling community of Namakwekwe Ward, Northern City Division, Mbale City, one woman’s passion for transformation has become a lifeline for hundreds of women and teenage mothers. Her name is Sylvia Nafuna, a retired teacher who has become an

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People follow what you do, not what you tell them – Wasagali

Dr Sarah Wasagali Kanaabi is the first female board chairperson of Electricity Regulatory Authority, which has maintained the record as the best regulator in Africa for the past five years. A former lecturer at IUIU, she finds joy in empowering

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