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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…
31 October 2024, 1:20 pm
UMWA launches survivor-centred guide for journalists
Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), with support from the Austrian Development Agency, has launched a transformative book, A Survivor-Centred Approach: A Journalist’s Guide, to help journalists cover gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women and girls with…
19 September 2024, 10:27 pm
Austrian Development Corporation, UMWA continues its efforts to combat GBV
By Annet Nakato The Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) is intensifying its campaigns against gender-based violence (GBV) in Uganda by training journalists to report effectively on GBV stories and create an impact. As part of its efforts, UMWA, funded by…
29 September 2023, 1:08 pm
Opposition wants eligible age for older persons benefits revised
Byamukama Alozious The Opposition leadership in Parliament wants the government to revise downwards, the minimum age for eligibility to access to social assistance grant for empowerment (SAGE). The call was at a press conference by Shadow Ministers, Rose Fortunate Nantongo…
29 March 2023, 4:43 pm
Ugandan employers; pay NSSF contributions within 30 days deadline or face penalt…
Byamukama Alozious > byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com For the future safety of workers, Employers in Uganda have been urged to pay National social security Fund also now as NSSF irrespective of the number of workers employed The deadline commands that within only 30…
17 March 2023, 9:39 pm
Uganda Women’s Network Tips Journalists skills on neutral communication and re…
Byamukama Alozious > byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com Uganda Women’s Network-UWONET has completed a two day training on neutral communication and reporting to enhance gender to about 40 journalists from different regions of Uganda The basis of this training was after UWONET’s research which…