Open Heart, Open Heart When I think of this grandmother, generosity is perhaps the only appropriate lens through which to tell her story. Canon Jolly Hope Babirukamu is generous to a fault. And true to her name, she is joyful in her generosity. She doesn’t just give; she delights in giving For many years, she ran a textile business. And even there, she found ways to give. One of them was providing material for uniforms for members of the Anglican Youth Fellowship Choir (AYF). Her home, too, is an expression of her generosity. Jolly had five biological children, but motherhood was never limited to the children she gave birth to. At one point, her home was filled with children- some relatives, some not; some whose families had fallen on difficult times, others who had lost parents. She welcomed them. She fed them. She raised them. She mothered them. For Jolly, motherhood extended beyond biology. It was a calling. Perhaps that is why her house was always full. An open home was simply the natural consequence of an open heart. And that generosity has extended far beyond her home. Jolly has given years of service to the Church of Uganda, including through Mothers’ Union and many other roles. She has served through Pan African Christian Women's Association (PACWA) and the Inner Wheel Club, where she was President. She has walked alongside the grandmothers of Nyaka and today serves as Chairperson of the Grandmothers Consortium of Uganda. This, too, is generosity: the giving of time, skills, ideas, leadership, influence, intellect, and, of course, treasure. But there is something else about Jolly’s generosity that moves me. She does not have to know you to care about you. She can hear about someone’s plight through the news and be moved enough to do something. Again and again, stories of people in difficulty have reached her heart, and she has stepped forward to help people she may never have met before. Jolly is a woman who has continually made room for others. Room in her home. Room in her family. Room in her leadership. Room in her heart. What a beautiful expression of African generosity. Today, through #GoGrandma, I celebrate Canon Jolly Hope Babirukamu, a grandmother whose life reminds us that sometimes the greatest generosity is simply this: making room for another person. #GoGrandma #AfricanGenerosity #GenerosityLivesHere @CivLegacy_F @GivingTueAfrica @colmug @EmmaMugisha2