Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mungu Feni Foundation has launched the Weaving Hope Project, a youth and women empowerment initiative aimed at equipping vulnerable communities in West Nile with practical vocational skills and pathways to sustainable livelihoods. The project was launched in Arua District, drawing district leaders, community representatives and development …
Read More »Women leaders in Acholi condemn charges against NUP’s Lina Zedriga
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women legislators, human rights activists, and political leaders in Gulu City have condemned the arrest and prosecution of National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President in charge of Northern Uganda, Dr Lina Zedriga Waru. They describe the charges as politically motivated and a growing threat to …
Read More »Unsafe abortions increasingly recorded among adult women, new data shows
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unsafe abortion is no longer predominantly a problem among teenage girls, as previously reported. New health surveillance data indicate that adult women, many of them married and in their prime reproductive years, now account for a growing proportion of abortion-related deaths in Uganda. According …
Read More »‘Delayed childbearing driving rise in reproductive cancers’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have cited delayed childbearing as one of the key factors behind the rising number of women diagnosed with reproductive system cancers, including cervical, endometrial, ovarian and uterine cancers. Speaking at a meeting of gynaecologists to examine emerging trends and possible explanations for the …
Read More »Reach A Hand Uganda graduates first cohort of women and girls under the Leesu Skilling Initiative in Mbarara
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) yesterday marked a major milestone with the graduation of the first-ever cohort of 36 women and girls under the Leesu Skilling Initiative, a six-month vocational training programme designed to equip women and girls with practical skills for sustainable …
Read More »Africa’s hidden stillbirth crisis
New report exposes major policy and data gaps ANALYSIS | MARY KENNEY | Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment …
Read More »Domestic Violence and the Law: The case of Molly Katanga and thousands of Ugandan Women
COMMENT | ANTHONY NATIF | November 25th to December 10th 2025 is a period earmarked for 16 days of activism worldwide against gender-based violence. Locally, the 16 days of activism are led by UN Women Uganda and are being held under the theme “UNiTE to end Digital Violence against All Women …
Read More »MTN Uganda opens applications for AWE’s second cohort
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, together with MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank and The Innovation Village, has launched applications for the second cohort of the Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Programme, expanding a multi-year effort to boost women-led enterprises’ participation in …
Read More »How digital literacy unlocks opportunities for Ugandan women
COMMENT | FLAVIA NTAMBI LWANGA | As Uganda celebrates 63 years of independence, it is an apt moment to reflect on our digital transformation journey. The clear message is: digital literacy is becoming an indispensable way forward. In a rapidly digitizing world, from finance and transport to education and …
Read More »Budgets that protect adolescent girls and young women are budgets that will grow Uganda
By protecting budgets that reach young women, Uganda will not only reduce HIV risk but also safeguard its human capital COMMENT | HELLEN DIANA ZAWEDDE | Uganda is paying a hidden development cost because many young women are acquiring new HIV infections, however, equity responsive budgets can cut infections, keep …
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