By Charleen Nyaboke On 5th February, 2022 #4040Night returned after a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed The Reunion, the fun filled evening kicked off with a quiz by Quiz Master Romeo in partnership with the Citizen Report. Held at the Hilltop Gardens Naguru, #4040Night was “the…

By Michelle Komukyeya Akiiki After a two year hiatus due the pandemic restrictions, Forty Days Over Forty Smiles Foundation (4040) is excited to host you this Saturday 5th February, 2022 at Hilltop Gardens Naguru for a fun filled #4040Night under the theme, The Reunion. …

By Michelle Akiiki The rise in the number of unemployed youth in Uganda has led to the emergence of more youth-led businesses. As such, it is no wonder that as of 2015, Uganda was named as the most entrepreneurial country in the world in a report by B2B marketplace Approved…

By Eclus Wamala The world owes you so much. Yes, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. You have always bought into that pervasive narrative that it doesn’t. Hate to rob you of your agency but I shall ask a few questions for clarity. You ever had a debtor? One so unforthcoming in…

By Gloria Mbabazi Please allow me begin with a small introduction for the purpose of providing some context. My name is Mbabazi Gloria, I am a volunteer for the 40 Days Over 40 Smiles Foundation, a community based organization primarily geared towards child literacy but now encompasses a myriad of…

By Violet N. Kawuma For anyone engaged in volunteering of any kind, it never comes without challenges, but doing so as a leader of a group of people comes with double or more challenges. Whatever you are thinking of getting done has to be in consideration of your teammates which…

As you may know, 4040 has a dream of setting up multiple Angaza learning centers for underprivileged children. These centers will be fully stocked with books, computers and learning materials, available to use on site and offsite by schools which borrow them. We need your help to set up the…

When the first lockdown was announced in 2020, everything was put on hold including the one thing that kept me busy for most of my time- school. I promised myself that I would do more with my life when I got the chance to. 2021 provided me with a chance…

By Nassimbwa Angella Annabel My mind goes back to March 2020, when the first nationwide lockdown was declared as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic. I had only been working two months at a new job with a media company. As expected, cutting costs meant letting people go and…