Girls 4 Girls project launches Uganda, Iceland partnership podcast channel  to empower women.  

Project Girls 4 Girls Uganda, an International NGO has launched the Uganda and Iceland partnership Podcast with an aim of inspiring, mentoring and empowering women.

The podcast dubbed HER WAY PODCAST comprises of interviews that bring together outstanding women from Iceland and Uganda discussing and sharing their experiences on career, culture and leadership. 

While unveiling Her Way Podcast symbol, the Country Lead at Project Girls 4 Girls Uganda, Mrs. Diana Ninsiima Kibuuka noted that Her Way Podcast provides a platform for women to create positive change and nurture the leaders of tomorrow. 
“We look at grooming women leaders who can drive action and also bring along fellow women to create a legacy in the spaces they occupy. We help women develop a strong sense of self-esteem and boost confidence in their abilities.” she said

She mentioned that Project Girls for Girls has a mentorship course, which involves six modules namely, Building trust, courageous leaders, art of communication, the art of negotiation, public leadership, ethics and values for which a certificate is awarded upon completion of the course. 

Over 2,300 women and 350 mentors have been mentored and trained yielding to great leaders such as the 87th guild president of Makerere University, Hon. Nambassa Shamim. 

Reflecting on this year’s theme "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, Mrs. Kibuuka called upon women to break the bias by aiming at achieving the highest accolades in whatever they do.

“Let us step out into the world to make a difference by uplifting fellow women and becoming pioneers of gender equality and transformation in our societies.” 

Her Way Podcast mentor and interviewee, Sharon Tumusiime said that listening to credible women sharing their stories has enabled her offer supportive advice to fellow women which has enabled them to take on leadership roles with passion and confidence.

“We are changing the lives of impoverished women and girls for powerful futures and encouraging them to transcend the limits of society. The podcasts empower girls with education and economic development skills that help them develop their careers and build economically stable lives.”  

The launch of the podcast, therefore, is to officially announce the free of charge channel to Women and the general public of Uganda; and to create awareness of the Iceland & Uganda partnership that aims to inspire and share Woman experiences; mentor young ladies who are following in the footsteps of the successful Women leaders in line with the vision of Project Girls 4 Girls.

That way, the leaders of today empower the leaders of the future. 

“Through the podcasts, we explore leadership journeys of established women from politics, business, education, sports, arts and culture domains to inspire and mentor young girls to take on leadership positions. We also support women on leadership journeys with skills that enable them achieve their objectives,” said Solaire Munyana, Her Way Podcast producer.  

Since its inception in 2020, women such as Barbara Ofwono Buyondo (PhD), Chairperson Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL), Esteri Tebandeke, a film maker, actress, dancer and visual artist, Philipa Ngaju Makobore, Head of Instrumentation division at the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir the current Minister of Science, Higher education, Industry and Innovation in Iceland, among others have featured on the podcast. 
Follow the link for more insights about the Podcast HER WAY PODCAST 

The Iceland and Uganda partnership Podcast comprises interviews of credible and successful Women from Iceland and Uganda discussing their career, experiences, challenges and lessons on leadership. The lessons therein shed light on common challenges women face across cultures, and the specific challenges they face in the respective countries.

The podcast is an innovative idea to bridge the gap of non-physical meetings that was created by the COVID19 pandemic restrictions. The failed planned joint physical G4G conference for Iceland and Uganda to be held in January 2020, in Uganda, was one of the challenges that brought alive the alternative channel to continue the G4G conversations despite the physical gap

Project Girls 4 Girls is an international NGO founded in 2017 when a group of Harvard graduate students from across the globe recognized that in every corner of the world, something is holding women back from leading in the public sphere. Inspired by each other, they decided to close the gap. Project Girls 4 Girls aims to empower young women and arm them with courage, vision and skills needed to take on public leadership. Girls 4 Girls provides young women access to mentorship through local mentorship circle; a repository of skill-based tools including videos from key Harvard professors, and access to global network. Bringing together insights from established leaders and a global network, to mobilize mentors to grow the pipeline of women in public leadership.