Jacqueline Asiimwe

Jacqueline Asiimwe

Jacqueline Asiimwe

@asiimwe4justice

Jun 13

Rooted in Generosity The theme for the 3rd Leaders’ Summit was Rooted. Looking back, one of the strongest roots running through the entire experience was generosity. Ever since we started the Leaders’ Summits, we have intentionally woven generosity into the experience. We believe every gathering should leave something behind. At our inaugural Summit, we donated scholastic materials and sanitary pads to Kivubuka Primary School. At our second Summit, our gift flowed to Masaka School for the Deaf. This year, we had the joy of giving to Kalanamu Public Primary School. Why primary schools? Because they are among the first places where the next generation is formed. Supporting them is one small way of investing in the future. In addition, generosity does not flow one way. Yes, we arrive bearing gifts. But we leave carrying many more. The children receive us with songs, dances, performances, laughter, and endless excitement. The community welcomes us with warmth and hospitality. Every year, we play games with the children. These include football, volleyball, or netball, and, without fail, they defeat us with tremendous enthusiasm! Our elders generously give us something even more precious: their time, their stories, their wisdom, and the lessons gathered over decades of living. And each Summit participant comes carrying gifts too. They bring their experiences, encouragement, vulnerability, curiosity, and friendship. Generosity is one of the deepest roots from which healthy communities grow. It is never a one-way exchange. It moves from person to person, generation to generation, always returning in new forms. Ubuntu. I am because you are. The beautiful circle of African generosity: always moving, always multiplying, always finding its way back to us. #UbuntuInAction #RootedInGenerosity #AfricanGenerosity

2:14

246