Footprints Podcast | SN:1 | EP: 24 | Madam Ambassador Bernadette Olowo-Freers Journey

Ambassador Bernadette Olowo-Frez went from paying her own P1 school fees with silver shillings found in the dust to becoming Uganda’s ambassador to Germany and the first woman ambassador accredited to the Vatican in over 900 years. In this Footprints conversation, she reflects on village childhood, student leadership during turbulent times, and the courage it took to say, “I will try. I accept.”

From Bukedi’s anthills and boarding school dormitories to Bonn and the Vatican, her story weaves together mischief, discipline, faith, and a deep love for country. She speaks about helping a fellow student escape danger using her own ID, travelling across Uganda to learn the land she would one day represent, and learning to lead long before she ever carried the title “Ambassador.”

Watch her story and walk in the footprints she leaves for the next generation of Ugandan girls and leaders.

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