Footprints Podcast Series

Perspectives, Practices and Possibilities Community Knowledge and Reproductive Health in Africa 🎙️ “The sustainability of healthcare depends as much on the quality of its partnerships as on the availability of its resources.” This Week We Feature! | Special Feature Episode How might the design of philanthropic funding arrangements influence the ability of local health organisations to respond to e...

“Keep being curious.” — Aili Mari Tripp What happens when a childhood lived across continents becomes the beginning of a lifetime spent asking questions about politics, power, women and society? In Episode 11 of Footprints, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits down with Professor Aili Mari Tripp for a conversation that moves through Tanzania, the United States and Uganda; through childhood, academia, feminism,...

“What is it that I don’t know? And I can learn.”_ Charles Onyango-Obbo What does leadership look like when it is shaped by curiosity, experience and the willingness to keep learning? In Part Two of our conversation with Charles Onyango-Obbo, we continue a journey through journalism, leadership, changing media landscapes and institution-building. Charles reflects on what it means to lead while stil...

“I never looked back. I just stayed at it.” — Charles Onyango-Obbo⁠ What does a lifetime spent observing people, politics, media and society teach you about leadership? In this episode of the Footprints Podcast Series, we sit down with Ugandan journalist, writer and curator Charles Onyango-Obbo for a conversation that begins long before the newsroom. Charles takes us back to his childhood, an inte...

“If I tell my story to people and tell them how I managed to live, that is what gives another person the persistence in life.” — Dr Lydia Mungherera There are moments in a life that divide the story into a before and an after. For Dr Lydia Mungherera⁠ , returning to Uganda gravely ill in 1997 was one of them. She speaks candidly about illness, treatment, family support and recovery, but what makes...

💬 “There is hope. There is definitely hope. And there is hope in young people.” _ John De Coninck What does it mean to belong to a place? What should remain after a founder leaves? And how do we continue contributing when the season of being in charge has passed? In The Missing Dimension | Part 2, John De Coninck takes us further into a life shaped by Uganda, culture, civil society, institution b...

Episode 8 part 1 traces John De Coninck's path from a floating theatre on the rivers of Belgium, to a childhood in the Belgian Congo, to nearly five decades of community development work in Uganda. Known to many as Mukiibi, John shares what it was like arriving in Uganda in 1973, teaching at Makerere during Idi Amin's rule, co-founding a university in Juba, surviving deportation, and event...

"What we leave behind are our words, our thoughts, and our actions." _ Mary Moran In this episode of Footprints, a podcast by Sauti Africa, we sit down with Mary Moran, an 87 year old teacher, counsellor, and former Catholic nun who has spent over six decades between Ireland, Uganda, the United States, and beyond, learning, teaching, and giving. Mary shares her journey from a young home...

“Once you start working, the first day you start working, part of your budget should be retirement.” _ The Rt Rev Eliphaz Maari In Season 2, Episode 6 of the Footprints Podcast, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits with The Rt Rev Eliphaz Maari, retired Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese and former Acting Vice-Chancellor of Uganda Christian University . Born in Kazo and raised in a Christian family, Bishop Ma...

“I must stand to be a shoulder, not only for my family, but for people who are going through circumstances like I am.” _ Maxensia Nakibuuka Takirambule What happens when the experiences that nearly break a person become the foundation from which they serve others? In Season 2, Episode 5 of the Footprints Podcast, host ⁠ Jacqueline Asiimwe ⁠ sits down with ⁠ Maxensia Nakibuuka Takirambule ⁠ , Found...

John Taylor on Philanthropy, Power and Transition How do you remain grounded when yourposition gives you influence, resources and authority? In this episode of Footprints, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits down with John Taylor , a lawyer and philanthropy practitioner who spent 25 years leading a grantmaking organisation. John reflects on moving from volunteer activism into philanthropy, building bridges be...

The Boys Were Fighting. The Women Were Building. "Women made enormous contributions to helping Somali communities survive and rebuild through conflict." _ Faiza Mohammed What does it take to organise for peace when a country's institutions have collapsed? In this episode of Footprints, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits down with women's rights leader and movement-builder Faiza Mohammed a c...

In Part Two of our conversation with Mr Wafula Oguttu, we continue tracing a life shaped by courage, conviction, and public service. He reflects on the founding of The Monitor , the early days of building a newspaper with limited resources, the responsibility of leading by example, his journey into Parliament, and the importance of integrity in leadership. “It’s always good to leave when you haved...

In this episode of Footprints Podcast, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits down with Phillip Wafula Oguttu, a journalist, political leader, and one of Uganda’s enduring public voices. His story begins in Lumino, where hardship, land injustice, and the early loss of his father shaped his sense of fairness. He shares how he once dreamed of becoming a lawyer, how newspapers opened another route, and how journali...

In Part Two of the Footprints Podcast, Dr. Hilda Tadria takes us deeper into her extraordinary journey of leadership, feminist consciousness, self-awareness, and legacy. From Makerere to ESAMI , from consultancy work to the United Nations, and eventually to the founding of MEMPROW , Dr. Hilda Tadria reflects on the doors she walked through, the systems she challenged, and the girls and women she c...

In this episode of Footprints Season 2, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits with Dr. Hilda Mary Kabushenga Tadria for a deeply reflective conversation on childhood, education, mentorship, feminist consciousness, marriage, motherhood, leadership, and legacy. Footprints Season 2 turns toward succession, transitions, and legacy, asking what it means to live in a way that leaves others stronger, steadier, and les...

Ruth later joined Isis Women’s International Cross-CulturalExchange, starting as an information and documentation coordinator, volunteering for six months while still employed at the Ministry, then transitioning fully and eventually becoming Executive Director. At Isis WICCE, she widened access to information beyond elite circles and built documentation that elevated marginalized voices to policym...

After earning a Diploma from Makerere University, Ruth joined the Ministry of Justice as a librarian. She took her work seriously, treating order, cleanliness, and accuracy as real service. That discipline opened an unexpected door: an opportunity to study in London. She completed her first degree and later earned a Master’s Degree in communications. Returning to the Ministry full of ideas, she pu...

Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng takes us back to Genguluho Village, in present day Namayingo District, along Lake Victoria, where her story begins in 1955. She describes a childhood shaped by food security, safety, and a deeply protective family led by her father, a Reverend who watched over her well being with serious intention. Her schooling journey moves through Masese Primary School, then Mulili Girls’ S...

Part 2 of our Footprints conversation with Dr. Robin Kibuuka,author of Build Legacy, Not Inheritance , goes deeper into what it really means to build a life that outlives you. He reminds us that legacy is crafted daily, through our thoughts, our vision, and the small, consistent actions we take over time. From writing your vision down, to taking “simple steps toimpossible dreams,” to preparing for...

In this episode of Footprints , host Jacqueline Asiimwe sits down with Dr. Robin Kibuuka, economist, Rotarian, board leader, and author of Build Legacy, Not Inheritance , to trace the quiet forces that shaped a life of service. From a deeply rooted extended family in Uganda, steeped in faith, education, and public service, to scholarship years in the United States at Yale and Harvard, Robin reflec...

Madam Ambassador Bernadette Olowo-Frez went from paying her own P1 school fees with silver shillings found in the dust to becoming Uganda’s ambassador to Germany and the first woman ambassador accredited to the Vatican in over 900 years. In conversation with our CEO, Jacqueline Asiimwe, she reflects on village childhood, student leadership under Idi Amin, and the moment she said, “I will try. I ac...

From an idyllic childhood in Mbale to a life that helped shape African literature, this Footprints Podcast episode follows Professor Timothy Wangusa’s journey of self-discovery, artistry, leadership, and the power of three words that set his compass. Born in 1942 in colonial Uganda, he grew up under Masaba’s Mountain, nourished by folklore, Bible stories, and schoolroom tales that stirred an early...

In Nairobi, a conversation with Sam Kirabo unfolded like a meditation on gifts, leadership, and service. His very name carries meaning, Kirabo translates as “gift,” or nechi cho ncho mgenu in his language, and it is a name he embodies in both word and deed. Asked about the gifts he possesses, Kirabo responded with humility. “There are many gifts,” he admitted, “but I know there are certain things...

On a warm afternoon in Nairobi, the hum of city life spilled through the windows of a quiet meeting space. Inside, laughter and memory flowed freely as Jacqueline Asiimwe, lawyer, activist, and CEO of CivSource Africa, settled into conversation with Francis and Dora Musingizi, a couple deeply entwined in Africa’s leadership story.  This year CivSource Africa turns eight, marking the milestone with...