11th March interview with Prof. Earle

Join us this Saturday 11th March for this epic event…see you then…come one come all… here is the link for Saturday: https://centre.zoom.us/j/8325068147

The annual Nsibirwa public lecture

Today the 6th of May 2022 Makerere University launched a series of commemorative events to mark 100 years of existence, with a climax event slated for October 2022. As history would have it, in 1945 when the colonial administration needed to expand Makerere College in a bid to establish the premier University of East Africa, […]

WSK Memorial service

Today the 3rd of April, together with family and friends, we celebrated the life of my late husband William Wilberforce Kalema 50 years after he disappeared from us with a church service and reception at St. Stephen’s Kisugu Church of Uganda.

International Women’s Day 2022

I joined many women around the world to virtually celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 at the African Writer’s Trust (@trustawt) in Kampala. I thank the Board Chair, Dr. Susan Kiguli and Founder Goretti Kyomuhendo for mentioning my autobiography “My Life Is But A Weaving” about my Women’s movement journey that begun in the late 1950s […]

Meeting with Prof. Aili Tripp

It was lovely to meet Prof @trippaili, Wangari Maathai – @wangarimaathai Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a global expert in Women and Politics and endorsed my autobiography “My Life is But a Weaving”. I had lunch with her today together with my daughter @gladyskalemazikusoka and her […]

Induction into the ‘Hall of Fame’ at the president’s office

Hon. Rhoda Kalema was recognized at the launch of the Hall of Fame at the Office of the President for her leading role in women emancipation including the political development of Uganda together with Hon Joyce Mpanga who gave a moving and inspiring speech on behalf of the medalists at the ceremony. Read more about […]

‘Rhoda, you have children to live for’ – The Observer

In her autobiography, My life is But a Weaving, that was launched last week, Rhoda cobbles her life’s journey which  has been littered with tragedies, pain, tears but also  interspersed with  joyous, triumphant and gratifying moments in the 268 pages with candor and humility, writes Pius Muteekani Katunzi. Read whole article here …

Topical Discussion: Uganda’s Independence: How I Saw It

Thank you very much for attending the launch of Hon Rhoda Kalema’s autobiography on the 1st October 2021 More from Rhoda Kalema In the attached 2018 interview, she gives great insights on how Uganda gained independence from the British in 1962. Rhoda also reveals that women were not chosen to attend the meetings leading up […]