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   UNASHAMED SERIES - FEATURE STORY 5                                           Many of us sleep and wake up with dreams of being the best versions of ourselves. We are determined to make beautiful realities, and then along the way we meet people that silence our inner man. Our energies run low, and the once known excitement fades. We are left with the question.  When life gives you lemons should you make lemonade?                                                             Damalie Kalagi                                                   Freelance female Cinematographer   Damalie Kalagi is a young passionate female cinematographer with the drive to produce quality pictures. A female Cinematographer is a woman cameraman that has the power to make technical decisions that fall in line with images. She shares her story on identity loss. " If someone throws stones at you, pick them up and build something". - Damalie I am proud to be a female  cinematographer because o

         UNASHAMED STORY 4  - Ageno Irene           " You are a unique super power" - Irene     Ageno Irene Kandi is currently a third year student of Makerere University pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Irene discovered her passion for mental health after being diagnosed with Psychogenic Dysphoria , a  mental health condition with heavy trauma that took away her speech for a period of six months. Her dream is to work as a private psychologist through Kilm Mental Health Uganda a non-profit organization that will offer counseling, career guidance, psychological support, speech therapy so that she can help people overcome their fears. She is also a member of Tell a story Foundation Uganda.  Irene shares with us her experience on her loss of identity to low self esteem. I define identity as something part and parcel of someone. I have a very beautiful personality . I am an introvert that will only speak when she has to. I

UNASHAMED SERIES - FEATURE STORY 3         " I lost identity to a life partner quest "                    Akurut Elaine Patience On the third episode of Unashamed, Elaine, a lady that has embraced the virtue of humility shares her story on identity. Elaine works as an administration officer with Price and King. She is also part of the communications team at Tell a story Foundation Uganda.           " Do not settle for less" - Elaine   Identity is an inborn affliction; something a person associates his or herself with. I call myself a very bold and courageous woman. For so long, I thought that finding a partner would really reveal my true self. This quest led me to a journey of great pain and sorrow. I was emotionally and physically drained. I still remember those nights I cried until my eyes could not contain the tears any more. I lost appetite for food and reached a point of giving up on my own self. I got my breakthrough moment when I attended a confe

14th May 2020 UNASHAMED SERIES : FEATURE STORY 2 Meet Hope Abbo , a passionate  learner that believes in the  beauty of discovering new  things each day.   " you are not defined by your situation" -                              Hope Abbo Hope is a twenty year old student of Makerere University  pursuing  a bachelors degree of  Arts in Development Economics . She works as the general manager of Basic Life Uganda and an  event manager at Tell A Story Foundation Uganda. She is also the secretary of Makerere Gavel public speaking Club, a position that has been influenced by her love for motivating the masses. Here is her story on identity. " Identity is a sense of belonging"  I am a child of God. I am an open minded and selfless person that loves people and giving back to community.   I am a very creative person that loves putting my head to use. My passion makes me me. It has driven me to a number of things starting with my education to professional life. I

UNASHAMED SERIES - FEATURE STORY 1                     A CHANGED MINDSET  Negativity is an attitude that involves the way in which people see things, the labels they put on the things they see and the feelings they attach to what they have seen. It is a stone that can only be turned by you, stop, breathe and listen to the tiny voice inside of you that says " you can do this, fight on" regardless of the situations surrounding you. You have to believe in yourself before anyone does. We feature the beautiful Unashamed woman: Brenda Boonabana. Don't let your disability define you because you are your own you, instead use your different abilities to make a name for yourself. We are the solutions to the prevailing problems,  we are the answers  and not any one else, love and treat each one equally regardless of who they are. "We are the change we want to see".- Brenda             Brenda is  a student of Makerere University Business School pursuing a Bachel

                      UNASHAMED We have heard of the saying " no man is an island". We all need one another and to be the people that can be relied on. Tell a story Foundation Uganda is excited for it's women circle called Unashamed . Unashamed is a safe space for women that creates and rekindles inspiration through sharing personal stories on identity, passions, families,  and a multitude of things that many think should not be talked about or even be proud of. We believe that women circles carry in them diverse personalities that love earnestly, shoulder others at their weakest and sing with them at their strongest. To all women out there , the world is your oyster, go conquer it !!! Not only alone, but by rising to lift others too.