Amanda
Kawaisolya.
Communications Manager. Civic dialogue convener. Building the 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
America 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, Kenya, Tanzania, UK)
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Monthly Civic Dialogue
...for the Africa we choose.
A monthly public dialogue series hosted at the American Center Kampala. For fostering transformative conversations and community-led solutions to pressing challenges facing young Africans, particularly in Uganda. Each session brings together thought leaders, policymakers, and community members to co-create the Africa we are choosing to build together.
Session 01
Who Is Responsible?
Civic duty, community participation, and what it means to be an active citizen in contemporary Uganda and Africa.
July 2026
Session 02
Why Don’t We Give?
Exploring barriers to local philanthropy — trust deficits, cultural norms, tax structures, and the psychology of formal giving.
AUGUST 2026
Session 03
Building from Within
African social entrepreneurship, community investment models, and homegrown alternatives to aid dependency.
SEPTEMBER 2026
Session 04
The Stories We Tell
How narrative, media, and communications shape perceptions of giving, dependency, and African identity.
OCTOBER 2026
Session 05
Leading the Change
Young professionals and emerging leaders shaping Uganda’s civic and development future.
NOVEMBER 2026
Session 06
From Conversation to Commitment
Six months of dialogue synthesised into shared insights, public commitments, and a civic agenda.
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 & Community
Convening Community Conversations at the American Center Kampala. Managing communications for the Commonwealth Business Women Africa Uganda Chapter within a 56-nation Commonwealth network. Building platforms for African civic culture and local ownership.
American Center Kampala