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On June 16, 1971 more than 20,000 South African students in the township of Soweto took to the streets demanding to be taught in their own language. Armed police officers responded by murdering hundreds of protesters. Now recognized as International Day of the African Child throughout the world. The day... Read More
To maintatian engagement in community“Interactive Issue based Radio talk shows on local radio stations to improve civic awareness and accountability of service delivery”. These were be call-in sessions for the leaders to enlighten the community on the status of the different issues at hand. The first round of shows was... Read More
As a learning organization, WLEDE undertook peer learning sessions with the Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative Reach Out Mbuya Community Health) is a community-based non-governmental organization working with the urban and rural poor communities currently in 6 districts. ROM provides a unique model of care to People Living with... Read More
WLEDE is undertaking Peer networking for cross-party learning to sustain engagement in driving change, These will be interactive learning sessions between different political parties with an emphasis on gender equality policies and practices implementation. In the spirit of inclusiveness, a planning meeting took place on 11 May at Kapital Kitchen... Read More
In our bid to continue strengthening our capacity as a model organization, WLEDE undertook peer learning sessions with the Kabarole Women’s Health Support Initiative (KWHSI) that took place at their offices in Fort Portal City on the 3rd and 4th of May 2023. The Kabarole Women Health Support Initiative is... Read More
In 2018 Women in Leadership Development AVSI Foundation and Nile Forestry Agro embarked on implementing Enhancing Green Opportunity (EGO project) a 3-year project funded by European Union (EU). With the aim of leveraging technical expertise, operational strengths and financial resources needed in addressing/facilitating innovative to solve the identified problems in... Read More
Uganda Olympic Committee Gender Equality and Diversity Commission joined the rest of the world to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD)ON 8TH March 2023 on Saturday 24th March 2023 at Kitante Hill School. Kampala, Uganda under the theme “Embracing Equity, Diversity & Girls Inclusion in Sports”. The Gender Equality and Diversity... Read More
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
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
