“Being part of Kampala’s running community and witnessing these initiatives firsthand has deepened my passion for sport for development. Sport can build confidence, strengthen communities, and challenge harmful norms — when it is intentional and inclusive.”
Joy Stalteri-Roberts was part of AKFC’s 2025-26 cohort of International Youth Fellows. She was placed in Kampala, working as a Work and Enterprise Fellow at Aga Khan Foundation, Uganda. Read her reflections on this experience in her Dispatch.
