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
Friends, It’s time to close the books of another year, and there wouldn’t be any books to close if you did not play part in what transpire in WLEDE – 2022. Together, we have been able to accomplish a lot of amazing interventions and eventually achieved the year’s goal. It has been a year for growth, rebuilding,... Read More
WLEDE is a non-profit organisation established in October 2012 to develop leadership capacity,of women and youth leaders, making them pro-active and able to contribute and sustain thedevelopment of Uganda through Promoting democracy & good governance practice andrespecting human dignity.WLEDE is seeking to recruit a qualified and passionate person to reinforce... Read More
Senior Three learners, who fail the end-of-year promotional examinations conducted in the Third Term, will be required to go back to Senior One due to the new lower secondary curriculum.The current Senior Three and Four learners are still using the old curriculum which will be phased out next year while... Read More