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CivSource is chronicling the steps philanthropy is taking to address the current climate crisis. In the spirit of collaboration and calling to mind the power of partnerships, we will be chatting with leaders and givers from Africa and   beyond, on the subject of climate: the climate challenge, climate action and   philanthropy’s role in the middle of all of it. We host Benjamin...

Comm-UNITY! Podcast Season 10 | Introduction Theme: A growing movement of philanthropy taking action on climate change. In the month of July and August, residents of Eastern Uganda had the gut-wrenching experience of losing loved ones, their homes, livestock and livelihoods because of floods from heavy rains. Back in the heart of a very hyper-urban Kampala, every downpour is a waterlogged reminder...

Episode 11 | Season 9 Title: Generosity in Favor! Name: Dorothy Nabunjo Artist Manager, Creative Entrepreneur and CEO of KARIZM Join us for this episode as Dorothy, a renowned creative entrepreneur, art enthusiast, artist manager, and CEO of Karizm, an artist management firm that is growing and taking brave leaps of faith in the artist sector, talks about her experiences. speaks to us about Love's...

Episode 10 | Season 9 Theme: Giving Beauty Title: Generosity In Being Present! Ugandan gospel musician and visual artist The multidisciplinary creative Sandra Suubi working mostly in music and performance, with a discography that includes religious, motivational, and environmental albums. She now considers herself a sculptor, and her wearable works of art and the unexpected places they end up are...

Season 9 | Episode 9 Title: The Generosity in Solidarity! Guest: Youma DJIGUÉ Communication & Partnership Manager African Culture Fund Youma, a Mali native and the communications and partnership manager for the Africa Cultural Fund, joins us to discuss how she has come to view acts of kindness and sacrifice as more of a calling than a chore. She goes on to say that there isn't just one way to...

Comm-UNITY! Podcast. Season 9 Episode 8. Title: Generosity In Alternative Spaces: The Arts Guest: Andrew Kaggwa Andrew Kaggwa, a well-known magazine editor, writer, journalist, and film curator, discusses donating in alternative cultural venues and how it comes from the heart. He speaks of giving that is significantly dependent on one's abilities. What you have in plenty and your ability to share....

Theme: Giving Beauty! Title: Generosity In Storytelling! Guest: Edgar R. Batte Author, photographer, and multimedia journalist Edgar. R. Batte discusses the power of the arts to inspire change in this episode, focusing on the ways in which music, poetry, and narrative may move listeners. Generosity, in his view, is not found in material possessions but in the expression of feelings, and these feel...

Comm-UNITY! Podcast series Season 9 Episode 6 Theme: Giving Beauty Topic: Giving is a virtue! Guest: Lena Godfrey Lokwang Lena Godfrey Lokwang, a project specialist in the Kaabong district and a creative entrepreneur, discusses how God multiplies the virtue of generosity by providing mankind with occasions to accept blessings in this episode. The Lena who is now the proud father of eight children...

In Episode 5 of season 9 of the comm-UNITY! Podcast series, courtesy of CivSource Africa. Nabou Fall, a cretaive entrepreneur, coach and author committed to Africa, from Senegal speaks to us about her work in the incubation and acceleration of artists by equipping them with the tools to become artistically viable entrepreneurs. She opens up about her work with artists to develop a long-term busine...

Loupa describes in this episode how the growth of the Manyatta institutions has led in a shift in emphasis from collective to individual acts of kindness. And how preserving the Kraal as communal property encourages a sense of belonging and sharing among members of the community. When asked what it means to give in the Karamojong Pastoral communities, he says it means keeping what is given secure...

In this episode, we speak with Raul Rugamba, the CEO of Rwanda's Hobe Agency, who has more than ten years of experience in the African cultural and creative industry. He also founded Africa in Colors, a pan-African business effort devoted to collaborating with varied creative and innovative organizations in the development and production of African content, as well as promoting and developing the...

According to Nabaggala Maximilian Lilian, a dancer, model, creative artist, and choreographer of #FADED who is also Kuonyesha Art Fund partner 2021, the definition of generosity is the act of giving up a little bit of oneself without the expectation of receiving anything in return. According to her, giving is defined as carrying out an essential task that a person would perform voluntarily rather...

Sire Simon Loduk is a fashion designer by profession and a Kuonyesha Art Fund 2021 partner. In episode 1, season 9 of the comm-UNITY! Podcast series, he discusses how fashion changed his life and inspired him to give back to his community. Simon attributes his entire success to his community, particularly the encouragement to return to and further his education at a technical institute for fashion...

Giving Beauty: We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Season 9 of the CivSource Africa Comm-UNITY! podcast series. In the last 3 years, we have been exposed to several harsh realities that created moments of shared crises, the most notable being the COVID-19 pandemic that catapulted a series of challenges and struggles in our communities. These crises have helped us become more a...

In this episode, we follow Marion Natukunda, current president elect of Rotary Club of Kiwatule, through her personal journey of cultivating a generous spirit. Marion currently works for the Ministry of Health and has served in Rotary for the last ten years. It was her mother's battle with polio that inspired her to get involved in charitable endeavors that took her on a journey of selflessness ge...

Generosity comes in many forms, including the donation of time, resources, goods, and, of course, treasure. Whatever is given, generosity is ingrained in our blood in Africa; it is our legacy, how we express ourselves, and our way of life. Francis Xavier Sentamu, former District Governor D9211 (Uganda and Tanzania) and of Rotary Club of Kiwatule, speaks to us in this episode about generosity in ac...

The truth is that generosity is a practice that can be learned. It's something you can work on over time in your life. It's just like any other habit. Even better, being generous provides a wealth of opportunities for learning about yourself, others, your community, and the world at large. There is no such thing as a "one size fits all" solution. This is what happened to Chris Kayongo, Chair of th...

Harnessing the power of collective giving in Rotary Club Kiwatule, often transitions into giving circles, bringing people together to focus on community needs and community-driven solutions. When like-minded givers come together to discuss community needs and give of their treasure, time, and talent, a giving circle is born- ‘Philanthropy with the Spirit of Ubuntu’. Robert Kiggundu former Presiden...

Generosity spreads like wildfire. What comes naturally to us is partnering with one another, working together, and displaying a great deal of compassion and generosity. Our genetic forefathers lived for hundreds of thousands of years because they learnt to collaborate and help one another. They prospered because they cared when someone was hurt and supported one another. We are here today because...

Being present is a powerful expression of support for generosity and gratitude. In this episode, Winfred reminds us that being fully present becomes a gift to ourselves and others we touch in our life. According to an old Chinese wisdom saying, when we are genuinely present, we 'give life to life' when we give. We may be touched when we give of ourselves, time, and treasure to others, and in touch...

In this episode, Prossy Arima takes us on yet another journey of giving reaching the right people, making the impossible possible, and how Rotary Club Arua is changing lives via education, economic empowerment, and nutrition projects through local initiatives. Arima continues by emphasizing the need of trust in the success of collective generosity. It leads to increased trust in trusted persons or...

As we begin Season 8 of our Comm-UNITY!  podcast series, we'll be looking at yet another exceptional group of individuals; ‘Rotary People of Action’. They will help us in better understanding Rotary's generous giving culture and their varied community efforts. In Episode 1, we were honored to have Mr. Charles Odaga, The President of Rotary Club Kampala South, share with us how, every day, mem...

Welcome to Season 8 of the CivSource Africa Comm-UNITY! podcast series. The past couple of years have seen us experience shared crises most notably through the COVID-19 pandemic reinforcing our awareness that we are all connected and that our actions have a profound impact on our neighbors, our community, our nation and our world. This season, we have the opportunity to profile members from an exe...

In 2021 Open Spaces (a youth development organisation in Uganda), led by founder Wakibu Bunya, hosted a philanthropy symposium with the aim of amplifying stories of young people giving with the hopes of inspiring other young people. Wakibu Bunya joins us in this episode and shares with us from experience that the idea that young people don't/can't give is a stereotype we need to break. In a countr...

In the same way that there are many ways to show generosity, we see through the eyes of our guest this episode that that there are also many different areas of our community that can benefit from philanthropy in different ways. Caroline Owashaba is team leader and co-founder at Action for Youth Development Uganda and she shares with us various initiatives that she has mobilized and led teams in, r...