Joyce Kiza fled the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017 carrying nothing but the recipes her grandmother taught her — recipes that held generations of wisdom, culture, and love.
At Nakivale Refugee Camp in Uganda, she didn't just survive. She decided to build.
Joyce founded The Roots — teaching refugee women to transform their cultural heritage into thriving businesses, to reclaim their identities, and to create futures filled with hope.
Today, she is a mentor, entrepreneur, cultural architect, and resilience builder — showing the world that refugees aren't victims. They are visionaries.
