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21 November 2024, 11:21 pm
Story of change: Lokongo Josephine’s journey to leadership
By Byamukama Alozious Lokongo Josephine, a 56-year-old woman leader from Rupa sub county, Nakadeli parish, Natukasikou village in Moroto district, reflects on her transformation after being trained by the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) in 2012. “When I joined politics…
21 November 2024, 10:29 pm
UMWA hosts dialogue with journalists and women leaders on public affairs
By Byamukama Alozious At a recent interactive dialogue, the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) brought together journalists and women leaders to discuss challenges surrounding unfair reporting and the importance of equitable representation in the media. Magret Ssentamu, the team leader…
17 October 2024, 5:22 pm
Inclusive motherhood, challenges faced by pregnant women with disabilities
By Catherine Apalat and Regina Nassanga 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…
14 October 2024, 4:09 pm
The surge of women street vendors in Kampala
By Regina Nassanga In the recent years, there has been an increase of more and more women turning to street vending as a means of survival, often working long hours, day and night. However, many face brutal treatment from the…
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…
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.