Amanda
Kawaisolya.
Strategic Communications Professional. Civic Dialogue Convener. Building platforms, conversations, and narratives that make African-led development possible.
About
“The question I keep coming back to is bigger than any campaign: who gets to lead the conversation about Africa’s future?”
I am a Strategic Communications professional with over nine years of experience building audiences, growing communities, and translating complex development work into stories that move people.
My career spans broadcast television at NTV Uganda, NGO communications across Uganda and internationally, corporate brand marketing, and public diplomacy through the U.S. Department of State’s Academy of Women Entrepreneurs. My work has contributed over $1,000,000 in donor funding, led SGBV campaigns that reached 250,000+ people, and built editorial systems across six digital platforms simultaneously.
In 2026, I began building the answer to the question that has stayed with me: Community Conversations, a monthly public dialogue series at the American Center Kampala, for the Africa we are choosing to build together.
CURRENT ROLES
Community Conversations Convener
American Center Kampala
Kampala, Uganda
Communications & Advocacy Manager
Nyaka Global
Uganda, USA, Canada, UK
Volunteer Assistant PR
Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) / U.S. Exchange Alumni Network Uganda
Uganda
Impact
Eight years of work in numbers
$1M+
In donor funding supported through strategic communications
65%
Increase in social media engagement across platforms
200K+
People reached through digital community building and storytelling
4
Countries with direct communications impact (Uganda, Rwanda, USA, UK)
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Monthly Civic Dialogue
...for the Africa we choose.
A monthly dialogue series I host at the American Center Kampala in partnership with the U.S, Embassy Uganda. It brings together diverse voices to discuss Africa and Uganda's most pressing development challenges through evidence-based dialogue that inspires practical, locally led action. Free and open to all, the platform turns conversation into shared responsibility and measurable community action.
Session 01
Who Is Responsible?
Civic duty, community participation, and what it means to be an active citizen in contemporary Uganda and Africa.
COMPLETED
Session 02
Why Don’t We Give?
Exploring barriers to local philanthropy — trust deficits, cultural norms, tax structures, and the psychology of formal giving.
COMING SOON - AUGUST 2026
Session 03
Building from Within
African social entrepreneurship, community investment models, and homegrown alternatives to aid dependency.
COMING SOON - SEPTEMBER 2026
Session 04
The Stories We Tell
How narrative, media, and communications shape perceptions of giving, dependency, and African identity.
COMING SOON - OCTOBER 2026
Session 05
Leading the Change
Young professionals and emerging leaders shaping Uganda’s civic and development future.
COMING SOON - NOVEMBER 2026
Session 06
From Conversation to Commitment
Six months of dialogue synthesised into shared insights, public commitments, and a civic agenda.
COMING SOON - DECEMBER 2026
Experience
A career built across sectors and borders.
NGO & Development
Development Communications
Six years managing multi-channel communications for development organisations across Uganda, Rwanda, and internationally. Building donor audiences, leading ethical storytelling, and driving community engagement at scale. Contributing to over $1,000,000 in donor funding.
Nyaka Global · Africa Development Promise · AWE/USEA
Media & Brand
Broadcast & Marketing
3 years of production experience at NTV Uganda reaching 2M+ weekly viewers. 2 years of Marketing with a brand launch for Danube Home & Properties in Uganda, driving 40% brand awareness growth and 100+ qualified leads within six months of launch.
NTV Uganda · Danube Home & Properties
Public Diplomacy & Civic
Civic Dialogue Convener
Convening the Community Conversations series at the American Center Kampala. Creating public civic spaces for dialogue on African-led development and local ownership.
American Center Kampala
Portfolio
Recent Work Samples
Reports &
Publications
Nyaka Global
Nyaka Global
2024 Nyaka Impact Report
2024 Nyaka Annual Report
News articles & Impact stories
Nyaka Global
Nyaka Global
Multimedia
Production
Nyaka Global
Nyaka Global
Fundraising
Communications
merican Center Kampala
Nyaka Global
Nya