Everything Motherhood

Hon. Winnie Masiko is a women's rights activist, former Member of Parliament and the current National Program Coordinator for Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Program (UWEP) under Ministry of Gender.

She talks to us about having a new born baby while in the Constituent Assembly, work-life balance, how mothers can access funding (zero interest loans) for entrepreneurship through UWEP, championing women's rights while in Parliament, how they got men involved in the conversation, the joys of being a grandmother and so much more

Jaqi Deweyi is an award winning Radio & TV host, Artiste and Love Coach. We talk about her biggest challenge to date as a wife. 10 years in a childless marriage, infertility, miscarriages and PCOS. She opens up and we delve deep. From unmasking stereotypes, stigma and myths, dealing with peoples opinions, the negatives, the positives and staying strong through it all.

Harriet Bampeera Obbo is a Human Resource Consultant. She shares with us experiences as a working mom, her reality checks as a young professional vs being a mom, having to transition in her career due to the challenges of a working mom to becoming an individual consultant and how she maintains her individuality in motherhood.

Beatrice Tusiime Mugyenyi is an entrepreneur, communication specialist and creative. She shares with us about the tough act of balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, having it all and how she empowers her female employees and her community.

Estella Kabagaya founder of Mama Children’s Village talks to us about the various ways of supporting mothers on their motherhood journey and more specifically urban low income earning mothers in Wandegeya Market, Kampala and providing a day care facility for their babies, the effects of COVID 19 on her business and that of the market vendors

Nabifo has a conversation with Hope Nandudu a young mother about getting pregnant and giving birth as a teenager, the almost insurmountable challenges that she faced due to her decision to keep the baby, maintaining a positive outlook on life and so much more

The motherhood penalty is a term coined by sociologists who argue that in the workplace, working mothers encounter systematic disadvantages in pay, perceived competence, and benefits relative to childless women. Nabifo Wamunga, talks to her mother on the subject.