A heartbeat in every policy
One lesson at a time.

By Elizabeth R. Auma K. I recently represented my country in a regional meeting of twenty-one member states, deliberating on trade matters and how best we could become a region of excellence. There is always something extraordinary about sitting across the table from seasoned experts and negotiators, men and women…

Dear young trader, I have been reading through several of your documents. I admire your determination to step into regional and global markets. I observed…

By Elizabeth R. Auma K; A Heartbeat in Every Policy As I walked through Kalerwe market recently, a young lad crossed my path carrying a…

By Elizabeth R. Auma K, A Heartbeat in Every Policy My very first encounter with Trade Policy development was during the review of the Cooperative…

Trade policy is not an event. It is a journey of ideas, people, and persistence. Over the past fifteen years, I have had the privilege…

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