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Gender
5 June 2025, 3:26 pm
How domestic violence holds women back from leadership
By Sammy Kitasimbwa Catch the powerful story from this week’s show Ssuubi Lya Kumakya (Early Morning Hope) which airs (Mon–Fri, 6:30–10:00am) as we hosted a woman councilor from Kikilu, Kkanisa, and Kisota zones, Kawempe division. She opened up about her…
5 June 2025, 9:14 am
FAO trains farmers as gender champions in Amolatar
By Sarah Ejang On June 4, 2025, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), in collaboration with the Amot Farmers Association, conducted a pivotal training session aimed at fostering gender responsiveness within the Amolatar community. This one-day event took place at…
20 May 2025, 1:39 PM
Rise in GBV Sparks concern in Agago
By Geoffrey Oyet The Deputy resident District commissioner of agago Mrs. Akot susan moro have decried the high level of gender base violence (GBV) in the district. According to her, in just a week, three have lost their lives as…
19 May 2025, 9:40 pm
UMWA empowers Northern Uganda Journalists to champion Gender Equality in media
By Catherine Apalat The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) has successfully concluded a series of onsite gender learning visits across five districts in Northern Uganda. They are: Lira, Amolatar, Pader, Apac, and Gulu. These visits were aimed at promoting gender-sensitive…
30 April 2025, 11:52 am
Youth speak out on gender based violence
By Wilex Mukisa Tune in to the Youth Voice! Last Saturday’s youth programme (2:00–3:30pm) brought together young women and men to discuss how gender-based violence affects both women and men in their communities. Listen to the full programme. here. The…
15 April 2025, 07:45
NGOs advocate for women in leadership
By Ali lukomo Non-governmental organisations in Buyende district are making a serious push to advocate for girls and women to take leadership roles in sensitive positions, both political and otherwise. This was revealed at a one-day review workshop organised by…
5 April 2025, 1:43 pm
Women in the media face untold work challenges
By Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), in collaboration with the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), Uganda Radio Network, and the Editors’ Guild, organised a dialogue in Arua district, West Nile, under the M-SPACE project supported by…
31 March 2025, 11:30 am
Creating awareness on the rights of widows
By Regina Nassanga In this episode of Women Let’s Talk (Abakyala Tweyogerere), which airs every Thursday from 1:15 to 3:00 PM, we discuss the rights of widows and how the community can help advocate for these rights. Our guests, Diana…
9 March 2025, 08:27
Rights organisations raise alarm over rising intimate partner violence in Kitgum…
By James Patrick Odongo A coalition of rights organisations, including the Women and Rural Development Network (WORUDET), has issued a pressing statement on the escalating incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Kitgum and Lamwo districts. The statement, released on…
7 March 2025, 9:35 PM
Acholi chiefdom condemns gender based violence
By Freeman Canogura The Paramount Chief of Acholi, Rwot Onen David Acana II, has called on the Acholi community to uphold cultural values that regard the family as sacred and promote peaceful conflict resolution. Speaking on a radio talk show…