{"id":88,"date":"2023-03-24T11:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activatewomenuganda.com\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-09-28T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T11:08:20","slug":"womens-day-run-2023-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activatewomenuganda.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/24\/womens-day-run-2023-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Day Run 2023: The Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes the best ideas live in our heads for a while before we finally bring them to life. For years, we\u2019d talked about creating a space where women could run together \u2014 not competitively, but openly, with room for laughter, sweat, and conversations. On March 8th, 2023<\/strong>, that idea finally became reality with the very first Women\u2019s Day Run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a small start in Muyenga<\/strong>, with just 70 participants<\/strong>, but it was exactly what we had dreamed of: women (and a few supportive men and kids) moving together, talking together, and celebrating International Women\u2019s Day in a way that felt authentic and energising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The run was organised by Alex from Activate Uganda<\/strong>, alongside Agie, Fiona, and Maren<\/strong> \u2014 a team bound by the belief that exercise can also be advocacy, and that community is just as important as distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What we loved most wasn\u2019t just the running itself, but the conversations that followed: women sharing openly about challenges, wins, and the reality of being a woman who runs. That energy carried on after the finish line with the creation of a women-only WhatsApp group called Activated Women<\/strong> \u2014 a space where those discussions continue, stronger than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reach out if you want to join<\/strong> the WhatsApp group!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To everyone who showed up for that first edition: thank you. Your participation helped spark a movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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