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Women
15 July 2024, 1:16 pm
Unequal reproductive healthcare services for women with disabilities in health c…
By Annet Nakato In Uganda, many women with disabilities face significant challenges when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health. They are often ignored or overlooked because they are women and they have disabilities. Society doesn’t always think they…
5 June 2024, 4:18 pm
Over 200 women train on social economic development
By Ejang Sarah and Desire Ocen Dr Apea also asked women to store food at home whenever harvested in order to fight food insecurity that hits mostly women and their children. In a bid to fight poverty through good leadership,…
27 May 2024, 9:18 am
Sironko teenage mothers receive tailoring machines from Mafabi Asha Foundation
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo In a bid to empower the girl child and end teenage pregnancies in Sironko district, the Mafabi Asha Foundation has donated over 30 tailoring machines to facilitate imparting skills to the youth, enabling them to become…
4 May 2024, 12:56 pm
PM Robinah Nabbanja hands over 5 tractors to churches and mosque in Kakumiro
Kakumiro The Prime Minister of Uganda Robinah Nabbanja has handed over 5 tractors received from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry to 4 churches and 1 mosque purposely to be utilized by women to improve on their agricultural productivity…
1 May 2024, 5:00 pm
Amolatar Woman Member of Parliament disburses over 100 million as seed capital
By Ejang Sarah, Desire Ocen and Okello Kennedy “I started by training the group leaders on the financial discipline that was lead by micro support training centre, and now giving seed capital to all the village saving groups, and l…
2 April 2024, 12:38 pm
Kitgum municipality grilled for not supporting Women’s Day celebration
By Otim Moses Arapmoi Kitgum municipality on Thursday last week came under fire for failing to financially support the belated Women’s Day celebration that was held on March 28, 2024 at the Mayor’s Garden. Mr. Ayoli Ben Bob, the Pandwong…
21 March 2024, 12:05 pm
Women urged to embrace saving money
By Kenneth Wamatoyi Women in the Eastern region have been called upon to embrace the saving culture in homes and businesses. This call was made by the Equity Bank supervisor, Ms. Salima Kauma during the exhibition of “bakyala ku ntiko”…
14 March 2024, 1:41 pm
Seven candidates eye Dokolo woman MP seat
By Bonny Otim Ogwal (bonny.otim@vol.co.ug) Dokolo Seven candidates have been nominated by the electoral commission to compete for the vacant Dokolo Woman Parliamentary seat. Three of the candidates including Dr. Esther Akullu Obot, Dr. Anna Grace Lalam Atine and Rebecca…
9 March 2024, 9:15 am
Lira district receives Shs.53 million under GROW project
Minister of gender, labor and social development, Hon. Betty Amongi By Voice of Lango Editorial (editor@vol.co.ug) Katakwi Ministry of gender, labor and social development has given Lira district 53.3 million to support women led businesses under Generating Growth Opportunities and…
7 March 2024, 4:27 pm
Women’s economic empowerment is key for accelerating gender equality
A press statement by the Uganda Women’s Movement ahead of International Women’s Day Accelerating Gender Equality through Women’s Economic Empowerment In commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2024, we the Women’s Movement of Uganda under the leadership of Uganda Women’s…