The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off today, with African teams like Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Cabo Verde, and DR Congo representing the continent on the global stage. #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAfrica #GenerosityInAction

Just a little reminder that Africa’s generosity is alive every day and always worth celebrating. #GivingTuesdayAfrica #GivingTuesday #GenerosityInAction

Doing Good is Our Resistance There is nothing that makes my heart sing quite like being around people whose joy and mission in life is to do good. That is exactly how I felt last week, sitting among these beautiful souls who helped bring Good Deeds Day Uganda to life. I love that they are young, energetic, committed, and full of life. I’m awed that they willingly give of their time, their treasure, and their talent to mobilize good on behalf of others. And perhaps what stayed with me most is this: Good Deeds Day is not an event. It is a movement of people committed to doing good all year round, who then come together to celebrate and elevate giving on one special day. We gathered to reflect on the 2026 edition, yes. but also to ask a deeper question: How do we lay the ground for our children’s children to carry this forward? In a world that can sometimes feel heavy, uncertain, even dark…doing good is not small. It is not soft. It is powerful. It is necessary. It is resistance. Thank you to everyone that gathered last week, and to the many others, across Rotary clubs, alumni associations, community foundations, faith communities, neighborhood efforts, Lions Clubs, and beyond, who continue to show up for others. Your labor is not in vain. Let’s keep doing good. The world needs it, now more than ever. We are stronger together. Always. #DoingGoodTogether #OmutimaOmugabi #GenerosityInAction #StrongerTogether #GoodDeedsDayUganda

The Gift I Won’t Forget On my birthday, I received a gift that stopped me in my tracks. It still gives me the tingles when I think about it. The gift was from my two house administrators, (as I call them in my home; others might say house helps): one former, one current. If you understand Ugandan culture, you’ll know this is not something that happens every day. And yet, there they were… offering me a gift. I felt deeply moved and humbled, because I understand what it means for them to give from what they earn. That kind of giving is never casual. It is intentional. It is sacrificial. It is love. What they didn’t know is that earlier that day, I had gone to the bank and withdrawn money to gift each of them, so they too could celebrate, buy something small, something special for themselves. I had planned to give. But that day, we met each other in giving. And it reminded me of something I hold true, but sometimes forget: Generosity is not about how much we have. It is about how we choose to show up for one another. Some gifts are not measured in value. They are measured in meaning. And this one… I will carry for a long time. #GenerosityInAction #TheArtOfGiving

The Grandma Who Built Tables Where None Existed She grew up a preacher’s child. So she knew, intimately, what it meant to live a life always on call, to serve alongside a parent. She knew what it meant to be seen… and often misunderstood. To carry expectations that others could not fully name. She did not forget. Years later, as the wife of the Chaplain at St. Francis Chapel Makerere, she began to notice the children of clergy around her. She saw what others missed. And so she created something that did not exist before: The Pastors Children Fellowship. A place for PKs to find each other. To speak. To be understood. It became more than fellowship. It became voice. Together, they raised issues many had quietly carried for years, including the painful reality that many church fathers, after a lifetime of service, retired with almost nothing. That fellowship still lives today. Larger. Stronger. Spanning across Uganda. But she did not stop there. Seeing the quiet burdens carried by women married to men of the cloth, she co-founded the Pastors’ Wives Fellowship, a sisterhood of solidarity, dignity, and shared strength. They did not only pray together. They saved together. They built resilience, quietly and steadily. And then there was her ministry of food. Our home was never empty. There was always tea. Always something to eat. Always space for one more person. My father fed the spirit. She fed the body. She understood something simple and profound: a strong spirit struggles to live in a hungry body. And even beyond our home, her eyes were always open. She notices a leaking roof, a child in threadbare clothes, a young person out of school. And if she does not have enough herself, she will gather others, pulling us in, calling us up, to respond. This is how she gives. Not loudly. Not once. But over a lifetime. Today, I celebrate this grandmother. My mother. A woman who did not wait for systems to change, she built communities instead. A woman who did not inherit abundance, but instead, she multiplied care. A woman whose generosity has held more lives than she will ever fully know. And because of her, many have not only survived, but thrived. #GoGrandma #GenerosityInAction @Givin_Africa @CivsourceAfrica

The Land That Will Bring Life The grandmother I’d like to celebrate is none other than the mother of my dear friend, @Kyakyo_ I met her in September 2025, at the launch of the new office of the @ATTABreastmilk. In the earliest days of life, a baby’s survival can depend on something as simple and as fragile as milk. For premature, low-birth-weight, and critically ill newborns, the absence of breast milk is not an inconvenience. It is a crisis. It can mean infections. It can mean delayed development. It can mean loss of life. And yet, for many mothers, especially in those first critical days, milk does not always come in time. Or does not come at all. This is the gap that Atta steps into providing safe, screened donor human milk so that babies who might otherwise not survive are given a fighting chance. But even this lifeline is not always guaranteed. Donor milk is not always available. From the very beginning of Atta’s journey, this lovely grandmother has been walking alongside this work offering guidance, wisdom, encouragement. But then came a moment that revealed the depth of her commitment. As Atta began to think about sustainability in terms of about what happens when donor milk is not readily available, the idea emerged: to rear goats and provide an additional source of nutrient-rich milk for vulnerable babies. It was a practical idea. A hopeful one. But it needed land. And in that moment, she stepped forward and offered some of her own land to Atta. Just like that. No fuss. No frills. A clear and generous response to a real and urgent need. I was blown away. Her act of generosity stayed with me. This was not just a contribution to an organization. It was an investment in life itself. In the fragile, early days where everything hangs in the balance. Thank you, Grandma Florence Asio Kwesigabo. You are a gem. As part of our #GoGrandma series with @GivingTueAfrica and @CivsourceAfrica, we are collecting and celebrating stories of grandmothers whose generosity is shaping their families, communities, and futures. Do you know a grandmother whose giving has made a difference? Send us her story, a quote, or even a picture, we would love to celebrate her. #GoGrandma #GenerosityInAction #AfricanPhilanthropy #EveryLifeCounts #StoriesOfGiving

Trusted. Entrusted. This weekend, I visited someone who played a defining role in my leadership journey. Many years ago, at a moment of transition in my life, I was given an opportunity I did not feel fully ready for. I did not tick every box. I did not feel like the obvious choice. But someone chose to trust me anyway. And then, over time, they did something even more profound. They entrusted me with responsibility, with resources, with people and with possibility. That distinction has stayed with me. Trust is often the beginning. But being entrusted is the deepening. To be trusted is to be given a chance. To be entrusted is to be given something that matters. And what we do with that trust determines everything that follows. Years later, the work we are doing at @CivsourceAfrica stands, in part because someone chose to trust us, and because we have worked, every day, to steward well what was entrusted to us. It reminded me that leadership is not only about vision or strategy. It is about stewardship. So I find myself sitting with a few questions: •Who trusted me before I trusted myself? •Am I growing at the level of what has been entrusted to me? •How am I stewarding what I carry? •Where might I be holding too tightly, instead of entrusting others to rise? •Am I creating the conditions for others to be entrusted as well? In the end, leadership is not proven by what we build alone. It is revealed by what we are trusted with, and how faithfully we carry it forward. #Leadership #Stewardship #TrustedAndEntrusted #AfricanLeadership #GenerosityInAction

The Grandmother I Now Claim as My Own She is one of those grandmothers I now claim as my own. She is the grandmother of my dear friend @latagal. But somewhere along the way, after Penny introduced us, she quietly became mine too. Before I ever met her, I had already heard stories about her generosity, especially her service to her church. For more than fifty years, she has faithfully taken responsibility for the church linen. Every Sunday, the altar cloths must be washed, starched, pressed, and carefully laid out for the service. And after the congregation disperses, she gathers the linen, carries it home, and prepares it again for the following Sunday. Fifty years of quiet service. Fifty years of showing up. Fifty years of love expressed not in grand speeches, but in faithful care. Those who know the Anglican tradition will understand another mark of the trust placed in her home. Whenever the bishop visited, she was one of the people entrusted to host him. To host a bishop is both an honor and a responsibility. It signals something deeper: a home known for generosity. After all, a bishop cannot be hosted by someone who is stingy! During the Covid-19 pandemic, when many families were struggling, this dear grandmother gathered food to share with neighbors in need. Through her family, she helped start the Kafooko Foundation so that this spirit of care could reach even further. Later, she welcomed a group of leaders I was part of into her home for a weekend retreat. For two days we were cared for, fed generously, and treated like royalty. And when we were leaving, she placed a gift in each of our hands: a mat and a traditional basket called an Endiro. Those who understand our African traditions know the deep symbolism in these gifts. A mat is laid down to welcome and seat a guest. An Endiro is used to serve food. Together, they represent hospitality, abundance, and the sacred duty of caring for others. In other words, she gave us the tools of generosity. Her kindness stretches far beyond these few stories. Her home is open. Friends and strangers alike are welcomed and treated with warmth, dignity, and grace. So today, I celebrate this grandmother of generosity. And I know I have only told a fraction of her story. Through the #GoGrandma storytelling campaign, @GivingTueAfrica and @CivsourceAfrica are gathering stories of grandmothers whose generosity has shaped families, communities, and entire ways of life across Africa. So I tag my dear friend Penny to help us tell more of this grandmother’s story. Penny, over to you…… And to everyone reading this: tell us about the grandmother whose generosity shaped you. Let’s honor them while they are still with us, and remember them well when they are gone. #GoGrandma #AfricanGenerosity #GenerosityInAction

My Grandmother, Generosity Itself Yesterday we launched the Grandmothers of Generosity storytelling campaign. Today, I tell the story of mine. My earliest memories are of sleeping in my grandmother’s bed. I was her first grandchild, and she cared for me while my mother worked several miles away at her duty station. Anyone who has cared for a one- or two-year-old child knows what that means. It is full-time work: feeding, bathing, watching closely so the child doesn’t wander out of sight, teaching first words, shaping early habits, tending to sickness, and everything in between. My grandmother did all this with quiet devotion. And she did it not only for me, but for many of her grandchildren who came after. As I grew older, I began to see the wider circle of her generosity. Young mothers in the village often came to her. She taught them how to care for their homes, how to nourish their families, how to farm well. Her home was one of the model homes in the village because she lived what she taught. She also walked alongside my grandfather on evangelism missions, sharing her deep Christian faith and teaching others about God. But what I remember most was her instinct to share. Whenever we brought her small necessities: sugar, salt, tea leaves, soap, bread - we knew what would happen next. She would quietly divide them and send portions to households around her that were struggling. To her, generosity was simply the way one lived. My grandmother was not just generous. She was generosity itself. Rest well, dear Mukaaka Justina Turahe. I know you rest with the angels, and one day we will meet again. This storytelling campaign is for you. 💜 And in the spirit of honoring the grandmothers whose quiet generosity shaped our lives, I now pass the story forward. I invite @ninyesigar to share a story of his grandmother, or of a grandmother he knows, whose generosity deserves to be remembered. #GoGrandma #GrandmothersOfGenerosity #GenerosityInAction @CivsourceAfrica

Generosity takes more than good intentions — it takes good people and strong systems. Vision needs a team, a plan, and the right tools to become real impact. Together, small acts become lasting change. #GivingTuesdayAfrica #GenerosityInAction #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2026

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Be a part of the moment when relief replaces hunger. ❤️‍🩹 Through our Udhiya food distribution, canned meat reached families in Gaza who had gone far too long without access to nutritious food. As access to food continues to shrink, even simple staples have become rare. Each distribution helps families stretch their limited resources and gives parents the ability to provide for their children, even if only for a short while. ❗ A small donation can go a long way. Your contribution helps provide essential food items that become meals for families facing hunger today. Whether it supports one family or several, your generosity is transformed directly into nourishment for those who need it most. Tap the link to help deliver food to families in Gaza. donation.lifeusa.org/product… Life for Relief and Development #Udhiya #FoodAid #Gaza #GazaRelief #MealsForHope #SupportGaza #GenerosityInAction #LIFE

Through art therapy and psychosocial support, the campaign raised half of its $2,500 target, filling the day with laughter, games, meals, and gifts—showing how generosity restores dignity and hope. #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayInAction #GenerosityInAction

Spotlight on FaceUp Uganda’s GivingTuesday 2025 campaign, From Your Heart to Theirs, which brought joy to 275 juveniles at Naguru Remand Home. #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayInAction #GenerosityInAction

‘In Africa, generosity flows naturally, from the heart and spirit of the people.’  Peter Kitavi of Kilimani Project Foundation shares acts of generosity in his community that inspire lasting impact. #GivingTuesdayAfrica #GenerosityInAction #GivingTuesday

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