Stories

From a distance, you could hear the cheering. The celebrations drifted across the village as residents witnessed the official swearing-in of Solomon Serwanja, the man they had elected by the slimmest of margins. He had won by a single vote. One hundred and six votes to one hundred and five. For two months, that victory had been contested. The challenge wound its way through the system before finally being resolved. He had won fair and square.

Imagine your newborn baby in a jerrican. It sounds absurd, until you understand the brilliance behind it. Vivian Arinaitwe, a 24-year-old biomedical engineer from Bushenyi, Western Uganda, is reimagining neonatal care for rural communities. Her journey began with her own birth. Her mother was carried on a sand truck to a primary birth attendant, where she born in her amniotic sac, and nearly left behind because no one knew what to do. Eventually, someone popped the sac. “I re

Who Are These Everyday Heroes? I was in secondary school, senior four, when I first saw epilepsy up close. It was during a literature class. Suddenly, there was chaos, tables crashing, chairs scraping, and kids bolting for the door. A girl named Sheila had fallen, shaking uncontrollably. Everyone ran, including me. But as I fled, a heavy feeling tugged at my heart, like I was abandoning someone who needed help. I didn’t know why it hit me so hard. The same day, I told my dad