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 Today, I listened to Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the European Commission, deliver the State of the Union address. One statement stayed with me: Europe’s fate must remain in the hands of Europeans. It was…

By Elizabeth R. Auma K In some African cultures, there is a belief that when someone dies, they are reborn in another form. I have…

By Elizabeth R. Auma K I have participated in several regional and global engagements, and one thing has always been clear: cultures differ. I believe…

Elizabeth R. Auma K Reciprocity The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country to another. Last week,…

Elizabeth R.Auma K History was one of my favorite subjects in school. I was fascinated by the stories of remarkable men and women. Their names…

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