Faith Mulungi is a Christian, feminist, digital marketer, content creator and radio host at 104.1 Power FM- a Christian radio station in Kampala, (Note: she has since moved from the station) where she presents two shows; “urban edge” and “The Journey.” She is a first born in a family of 6, and formerly a Muslim that gave her life to Christ at the age of 8.
Faith is clear on who she is : “I am a student of life, a dreamer and on a healing journey,” and where she wants to be “My goal is to create a space for rape victims to get rehabilitated.” says Faith who also had to endure the trauma that comes with rape.
This together with a series of broken relationships and rejection; regardless of how painful they were, have been key in her self discovery journey.
Of that she says, “It hasn’t been easy but being in that place where nothing makes sense but having only God to rely on have made me understand myself better and given me clarity on life.”
Being surrounded by very supportive people, prayer, learning to be patient and enough have helped her get clarity on who she is, and to go through her lowest points of life –one of which has been her struggle with mental health.
“I have a very good support system,” she says. “They are people who believe in me and are able to see right through any masks I wear. With them, I don’t have to pretend. They will simply say, ‘Hey, put off the mask, we are here for you, regardless’ ”
With her radio job, she constantly has to find a space where God fills her up so that she can give more. Living her life in a way that enables her to have people with whom she walks this life with through the shows that she hosts gives her hope to see another day.
Faith dreams of a world for every girl and woman in this nation, where laws, systems, communities, society and church work hard to protect women in such a way that they are listened to, given platforms for their voices to be heard, their work to be seen and themselves to be credited for it; and their leadership recognized- not just relegated to the kitchen and to consolatory assistant positions. She dreams of a world where women can stand and take up places and not to be boxed down in stereotypes, where women are safe from sexual harassment, rape and abuse; and are valued equally as men.
PS: The above story was first published in the inaugural Zabuli Magazine at last year’s Girl Get Up event in March 2020
