Podcasts Culture And Then Suddenly 49: Bwiite Lydia on fighting for justice in Uganda

49: Bwiite Lydia on fighting for justice in Uganda

Published: Dec. 10, 2019, 5 a.m.

When Bwiite Lydia was a young girl, she witnessed her widowed grandmother have her land taken by a family member.\xa0 The event sparked her desire to support people facing injustice, especially women.\xa0 Now a human rights lawyer, we talk about what it takes to fight for her clients and her current role supporting marginalized workers in Uganda.\xa0

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And Then Suddenly; Rising Voice(s)

This special series of episodes features conversations with partners from Voice. Based in Africa and Asia, these individuals -often leaders of organizations or small groups- are working tirelessly to ensure that their own voices as well as those they represent are at the table and not on the menu. The moments they share are their very own and the conversations are impromptu and candid.

About\xa0Voice:
Voice is an innovative grant facility that promotes inclusion and diversity in Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines and Indonesia. It aims to amplify and connect thus far unheard voices in efforts to leave no one behind based on the principle of Nothing About Us Without Us.\xa0 Voice is financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and executed by Oxfam Novib and Hivos.

About\xa0And Then Suddenly:
The podcast about unexpected moments, writer Angela Santillo asks one question: What\u2019s a moment that turned your life upside down? \xa0Never knowing what her guests will say, the conversation takes twists and turns that go beyond our ordinary stories about big life moments.\xa0 Impromptu, funny, and always honest, this show explores what really happens after everything changes in an instant.