A heartbeat in every policy
One lesson at a time.

By Elizabeth R. Auma K, Trade Policy Leader/Bridging Policy, People & Purpose/ Founder, Hearts&Trade A couple of years ago I participated in a meeting where one delegate complained that, despite being a Very Important Person (VIP), he had not been accorded the diplomatic courtesies he expected. Other VIPs in the…

A defining moment arose during my tenure as a Senior Trade Officer. I was coordinating Uganda’s Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Affairs.…

I’ll tell you his name in a while. But first, let me take you back to that unforgettable day, my first High level meeting. I…

All these years in the trade corridors, yet still at one point I almost thought I wasn’t serving God enough. It was that intersection where…

We all have that one moment that transforms how we see our work. For me, it came quietly in my first high-level speech years ago.…

I am Elizabeth Ritah Auma Kiguli, founder of Hearts and Trade. A place where trade is more than numbers, more than another well-crafted document. It is a place where numbers are names. Names we relate with, names we don’t personally relate with, yet in our work, it is about them all. Fifteen years, I got a story to tell, laughter, tears, betrayal, growth, friendships, negotiations…. let’s journey together