Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 100 women in Fort Portal city have been trained on financial literacy by Stanbic Bank. The three-day training at Gardens restaurant in Fort Portal targeted to help women access knowledge to finance accessibility, finding markets, suppliers and strong business records that can …
Read More »Tanzania to review laws that prevent women from land ownership
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The government of Tanzania said on Monday it is in the process of reviewing laws that are preventing women from owning land in the East African nation. Damas Ndumbaro, the Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, told parliament in the capital Dodoma that the …
Read More »Activists want women at the forefront of Parish Development Model
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Economic justice activists are worried that the anticipated intentions of the Parish Development Model-PDM may not be fully realized if women are not allowed equal or even higher stakes in its implementation. The program is a new strategy designed to improve household incomes and lift …
Read More »Activists want women at forefront of Parish Development Model
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Economic justice activists are worried that the anticipated intentions of the Parish Development Model-PDM may not be fully realized if women are not allowed equal or even higher stakes in its implementation. The program is a new strategy designed to improve household incomes and …
Read More »Affirmative action: Time to focus on boys!
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than three decades since affirmative action for women became national policy, there are concerns that it could be tilting the balance of opportunities against the male gender. In recent days, several netizens have cited the number of women holding key government positions, as a …
Read More »Women’s vulnerability increased during COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On March.30, the International Center for Research on Women held a policy dialogue with government officials from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Equal Opportunities Commission, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, women’s groups in the informal sector, and civil society organisations …
Read More »Canada to support sexual health, rights of girls and women in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Canada has launched four health projects aimed at improving the health and rights of women and girls in Uganda. Run under Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the projects were launched at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala today at an event officiated by the Commissioner Reproductive …
Read More »Women without companions risk non consented medical procedures at delivery: Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on understanding mistreatment of women during childbirth shows mothers that show up to deliver with labor companions are less likely to suffer health facility-based mistreatment. The report which combines five studies was published on Wednesday in the BMJ …
Read More »CSO’s calls for provision of free toilet facilities for women in city markets
Toilet fees deny women in markets opportunity to grow their business and transform their lives and those of their families yet are a strong pillar to the economy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) should consider extending free toilet facilities for women in markets across the …
Read More »Nnabagereka urges women to lead fight in preserving environment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has appealed to women to lead the fight to preserve the environment. The Nnabagereka was on Friday speaking to hundreds of women from 16 of Buganda’s 18 counties in Bulange Mengo as the Kingdom commemorated the Buganda Women’s …
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