Legacy Series

The legacy series is a long form conversation with senior feminists. These conversations take place over three or four episodes tracing feminist journeys and lessons over time.

About the episode

In the third and final episode with Sarah Mukasa, Awino discusses her transition to global philanthropy. Sarah explores the complexities of navigating private philanthropy as someone from the majority world, and the tensions between donor rhetoric and practice. Sarah concludes with her hopes for African feminist organising, and her message to younger feminists. 

Bio

Sarah Mukasa is a Pan African feminist with over fifteen years of experience in leadership and management at senior levels in the not-for-profit sector in Africa and Europe. Sarah has worked with the Open Society Foundations as Deputy Director for OSIEA, Division Head of the Women’s Programme at Open Society Foundations – Africa, the Director of Programmes at the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) where she oversaw and operationalised the growth of the organisation to become one of the largest women’s funds and the head of Akina Mama wa Afrika in Uganda. She has written extensively on human rights, women’s rights, social justice and development, and has provided consultancy services to several agencies such as the Ford Foundation, DANIDA, Concern Worldwide, Action Aid International and the Judicial Services Commission of Uganda.Interviewee: Sarah Mukasa

Credits

Interviewer:Awino Okech

Interviewee: Sarah Mukasa

Produced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice

Sound design, editing, additional scripting, production: Ellan A. Lincoln-Hyde

Music: Broken RNB Instrumental by The Audio Way; Can't Touch Me by Ketsa