Women
26 September 2024, 10:27 pm
A campaign to advance women’s land rights all over the world.
By Philip Onyango Stand for HER LAND, in conjunction with Allied Workers Association, has organised a rights awareness campaign aimed at advancing women’s land rights globally Speaking to the media at Nakawa Market, Hannah Mwesigwa, the Executive Director of the…
21 September 2024, 2:38 pm
Leticia Mmeeme: Prepared to apply new skills in GBV reporting
Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) is intensifying its efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in Uganda through journalist training programmes aimed at enhancing the quality and impact of GBV reporting. Supported by funding from the Austrian Development…
15 September 2024, 9:31 am
DFCU bank partners with government to implement GROW project
By Shadrach Bethel Afayo DFCU Bank has announced its role as an implementing partner for the Government of Uganda’s GROW Project, an initiative dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses, sustaining self-employment, and creating jobs across the country.…
7 September 2024, 2:32 pm
Women and girls aged 10-59 face the highest levels of sexual violence
By Regina Nassanga Sexual violence among women and girls aged 10-59 is highest in the Central division, at 32%, according to research conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in 2020. This was highlighted by Clothilda Babirekere, a gender specialist…
3 September 2024, 4:50 pm
Empowering female journalists to promote peaceful elections
By Annet Nakato To promote peaceful elections in Uganda, SHED and KAD Initiative Uganda have collaborated to train female journalists in conflict-sensitive journalism. The training, held on 30-31 August 2024 at The Source of the Nile Hotel in Namanve, aimed…
30 August 2024, 2:21 pm
Celebrating women in healthcare in Uganda
By Catherine Apalat and Regina Nassanga While women play a crucial role in the healthcare system, they are often underrepresented and underreported. Listen to Mama FM’s feature focusing on three remarkable women: a general doctor, a nurse, and a pediatrician,…
29 July 2024, 2:16 pm
Role of the government in domestic violence prevention
By Catherine Apalat and Regina Nassanga Listen to Mama FM’s women’s radio talk show programme on government efforts to reduce domestic violence cases in Uganda. Here is the link to the radio programme produced in the local language, Luganda.
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…