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Generosity That Begins at Home | Episode 7 | SN: 15

In this episode of the Community Podcast, recorded live at the Ndere Centre during the sixth Gathering of Givers, we sit with Liza Marie Kawoya Kakoza [https://ug.linkedin.com/in/lizza-marie-kawooya-124a18199]: Founder and Team Lead of the Dwona Initiative [https://dwonainitiative.org/], Co-Lead of Giving Tuesday Uganda, and a passionate advocate for menstrual justice. Liza invites us into the earliest roots of her understanding of generosity, home. She reflects on a childhood shaped by a mother whose giving was constant and unassuming, expressed through care, hospitality, nourishment, and presence. It was a home where people were not just received, but held, fed, welcomed, supported, and remembered. From these beginnings, her journey expands into a broader philosophy of giving. She speaks about Giving Tuesday Uganda, the significance of period giving, and the quiet yet powerful generosity that already lives within communities. At the centre of this is the Giving Bell, a simple but profound act of invitation, where individuals wrote notes of kindness and gratitude, then rang the bell loudly, affirming that generosity is worthy of being seen, heard, and celebrated. This conversation gently reframes what it means to give. It reminds us that generosity is not confined to financial capacity, but is deeply rooted in care, dignity, attentiveness, and memory, in the small, intentional acts that leave a lasting imprint on people’s lives. This is an invitation to practice a form of generosity that not only reaches others, but stays with them, and sustains them. Watch, listen, and be inspired. #CommunityPodcast #GivingTuesdayUganda #DwonaInitiative #GatheringOfGivers #AfricanGiving #MenstrualJustice #GenerosityThatSustains

comm-UNITY! | Season 15 | Episode 6 | Generosity That Carries Community

This week on the comm-UNITY! Podcast, we feature Cherop Mark Cherirei in Season 15, Episode 6. A Student of Life, Program Associate, Digital SecurityExpert, Climate Change Champion, Farmer, Radio Host, and Friend, Mark brings a grounded perspective on generosity as service, connection, and collectiveresponsibility. Through his work with the Kapchorwa Civil SocietyOrganizations Alliance (KACSOA) [https://kacsoa.org/]and community media, he reflects on how local voices, trusted information, and grassroots action can help communities respond to real needs with dignity and care. His story reminds us that generosity lives in the people who organise, inform, mobilise, and keep showing up so communities can growstronger together. 🎧 Listen now. _ Catch up on missed episodes HERE: 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.civsourceafrica.com/podcast-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Recording and production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Media Challenge Initiative⁠ [https://www.mciug.org/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.mciug.org/]_ #OmutimaOmugabi#KutoaNiMoyo#GenerositythatServers#GenerositythatStays#GenerositythatSustains#PhilanthopyWeek2025

comm-UNITY! | Season 15 | Episode 5 | Generosity That Extends Grace

In this episode of the comm-UNITY! Podcast series, we feature Phiona Nanozi Ngoga, a public health professional and the Founder and Director of Rainbow Hearts Foundation [https://rainbowheartsfoundation.org/], a not-for-profit organisation inspired by her lived experience and dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people grappling with infertility through awareness, psychosocial support, and access to medical interventions. In this honest and deeply human conversation, Phiona reflects on infertility, stigma, gendered blame, and the emotional weight carried in silence by so many individuals and couples. With clarity, tenderness, and hard-earned insight, she speaks about the questions people should stop asking, the kind of support that actually helps, and the generosity required to walk beside people without turning their pain into public property. This is a conversation for anyone who believes communities are built by those who stay. 🎧 Listen now. _ Catch up on missed episodes HERE: 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.civsourceafrica.com/podcast-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Recording and production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Media Challenge Initiative [https://www.mciug.org/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.mciug.org/]_ #OmutimaOmugabi#KutoaNiMoyo #GenerositythatServers#GenerositythatStays #GenerositythatSustains#PhilanthopyWeek2025

comm-UNITY! | Sea son 15 | Episode 4 | Generosity That Shows Up

In this episode, Daniel Edward Kabanda (DK) challenges the narrow idea that generosity begins and ends with money. Drawing from lived experience, he reflects on volunteering, mentorship, and service, showing how generosity often looks like showing up, offering time, skill, labour, and staying present when it matters most. From dusty school projects to working with girls and young women on education and sexual and reproductive health, DK speaks with clarity about what meaningful contribution really requires. He unpacks the risks of exploiting youth voluntarism, insists on ethical engagement, and reminds us, through his father’s unforgettable words, “Use me or lose me”, that generosity begins with availability, not abundance. The conversation is deeply grounded in DK’s work through Community Minds Initiative, which supports urban boys aged 15–24 to navigate mental health, sexual and reproductive health, and life skills. Guided by the belief to empower body, mind, and future, the episode invites listeners to rethink generosity as something lived, sustained through presence, responsibility, and community. This is a conversation for anyone who believes communities are built by those who stay. 🎧 Listen now. _ Catch up on missed episodes HERE: 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.civsourceafrica.com/podcast-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.civsourceafrica.com/podcast-1] Recording and production by ⁠⁠⁠⁠MediaChallengeInitiative⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.mciug.org/] _ #OmutimaOmugabi#KutoaNiMoyo#GenerositythatServers#GenerositythatStays#GenerositythatSustains#PhilanthopyWeek2025

comm-UNITY! | Season 15 | Episode 3 |Generosity That Gets Someone Over the Line

Welcome to another episode of the Comm_UNITY Podcast, where we continue to document, spotlight, and celebrate African generosity in all its forms. Recorded live at the 6th edition of the Gathering of Givers at Ndere Centre in Uganda, hosted by CivLegacy Foundation in partnership with the Uganda National NGO Forum and the Media Challenge Initiative (MCI), this conversation is part of our special series exploring “Generosity that Serves, Stays, and Sustains.” In this episode, host Jacqueline Asiimwe [https://ug.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-asiimwe-a5751a192] sits down with her friend Dorothy Tushemereirwe, a fundraiser at Uganda Christian University [https://ucu.ac.ug/] and a member of the OMEGA Scholarship Office. Dorothy reflects on her earliest memories of giving, tracing her journey from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood, and how those formative experiences ultimately led her into the world of fundraising and scholarships. She speaks with honesty about the fulfilling yet demanding nature of mobilising resources, and how her faith continues to shape her values, resilience, and unwavering commitment to giving. For Dorothy, sustainable generosity is a legacy. As she beautifully puts it, “Sustainable generosity stays with individuals and communities long after we have forgotten.” Join us as we explore how generosity rooted in faith, consistency, and purpose becomes a lasting investment in people and possibility. 🎧 Listen to this episode, and the full Comm_UNITY live series, to discover stories of generosity that truly serve, stay, and sustain. _ Catch up on missed episodes HERE: 🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.civsourceafrica.com/podcast-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.civsourceafrica.com/podcast-1] Recording and production by ⁠⁠⁠MediaChallenge Initiative⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.mciug.org/] _ #OmutimaOmugabi#KutoaNiMoyo #GenerositythatServers#GenerositythatStays #GenerositythatSustains#PhilanthopyWeek2025