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Celebrating the strides Of Women and Youth in the digital space in 2023. International Women’s Day 2023
International Women’s Day is upon us yet again, the theme for this year is ‘Cracking the Code: Innovation for a gender equal future’. This theme is based on the United Nations 67th Commission on the Status of Women priority theme ‘Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality... Read More
Ugandans applaud government efforts to promote gender equality but want more. Stevenson Ssevume Male, Mir Muhtadi Faiaz, Namratha Rao and Anita Raj
Gender gaps persist in educational attainment and asset ownership. The past two decades have seen an increase in the number of women in elected office, including the confirmation of Robinah Nabbanja as prime minister in June 2021 (UN Women, 2021 a, b). Women currently hold 34% of seats in Parliament,... Read More
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls running from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. 10 December, Human Rights Day. initiated in 1991 by the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute, Since 1991, more than 6,000 organizations from... Read More
Female politicians to tackle problems affecting women in Uganda
Source: The New Vision L-R the Secretary General Alliance for the National Transformation Alice Alaso, Jennifer Bitalabeho, the Chair Governance Board Women Leadership Development WLEDE, the Executive Director WLEDE, Edith Ssali and Sarah Bagalaaliwo during a meeting in Kampala. The Executive Director WLEDE, Edith Ssali said the network helps the women... Read More
TRANSFORMED LEADER TRANSFORMS A COMMUNITY
Felix Acala the Local Council II – Apua Parish Aromo Sub County (Parish Leader) has been attending trainings on Natural Resources Management at the sub county headquarters of Aromo organised by Women Leaderships Development and facilitated by District Natural Resource Officer of Lira District Local Government. Felix just like any... Read More
Women to meet over leadership
About 200 women from various organizations converge this week for the fourth annual conference on women and leadership. According to the Federation of Uganda Employers(FUE), the organizers of the event, this year’s Conference shall also witness the official launch of the globally acclaimed United Nations Women Empowerment Principles which include... Read More
Budget Reading: Government presents yet another tax-heavy budget
Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka yesterday obeyed predictions and delivered yet another “tax-heavy budget” she pigeon-holed as “special” but roundly criticised by policy makers as a “recipe for disaster” for balancing the books on the backs of the poor. In order to be able to finance 81.8 per cent of Shs15.4... Read More
Preparations by Parties to nominate candidates to replace Betty Bigombe in Amuru District
HARDLY a month after unity brought it resounding victory in the Luweero woman MP by-election, the opposition is set to follow the same blueprint in Amuru district as the race to replace Betty Bigombe picks steam. In a rare show of unity, opposition bigwigs canvassed votes for Democratic Party candidate,... Read More
Putting women at the forefront of climate change and disaster response in the Pacific.
Reapi Waitaleca is a grandmother in the village of Nabouwalu on the Fijian island of Kadavu. She is also a trained solar engineer who has installed solar panels for all the households in her village and established a solar workshop. She is now training an 18-year-old high school graduate as... Read More