Women empowerment

The Women’s Empowerment sector provides opportunities to address gender inequality and inequity in Uganda. According to national statistics, Uganda has passed laws and policies that accord equal status to women and men and has attained gender parity in primary and secondary school enrollment. Nonetheless, the country has yet to overcome gender inequality in access to services and opportunities, such as employment and financial services; this is due in part to social norms that serve to reinforce the subordinate status of women and downplay their contributions and potential for participation in the country's development. The sector supports women and girls in accessing quality education, health care, dignified work, ownership rights for property and technology, and equal participation in political and economic decision making, which leads to social, economic and environmental sustainability.

This sector provides participants with hands-on experience and increases knowledge on the challenges women and girls face in developing countries and how to sustainably address them.

Reason to participate in Women Empowerment projects

By contributing to Women’s Empowerment projects, you will support vulnerable women and their families in achieving better livelihoods. You will gain hands on experience working with local Ugandan communities who are already fighting for women’s rights in an effort to address the challenges of gender inequality. Participants who work on women’s empowerment projects will help vulnerable women and their families alleviate poverty and enable them to create sustainable livelihoods.

Community Based Projects in Women Empowerment

Training Community Facilitators in Basic safe motherhood survival skills.

Since 2008, Masese CDC has been engaged in holistic child and youth development. The organization noticed the increased infant and child mortality rate due to health challenges women face while giving birth.

Microenterprise Development (VSLA) for Orphans and Widows

UAOWF recognizes that limited access to financial services by rural women in Uganda, especially widows, is one of the key factors that have kept them in abject poverty. Poor rural women do not own property such as land

Business and Financial skills Development Training in Uganda

In Uganda, people do not have the knowledge to start small businesses, yet with an entrepreneurial spirit. They undertake entrepreneurial challenges and oftentimes fail as a result of their lack of knowledge and skills

Economic Empowerment Project for Women and Girls with Disabilities

Women and Girls Disabilities (WGDs) are discriminated and excluded from employment and economic opportunities, and are among the poorest in their communities.

Rural Women Empowerment with Entrepreneurship and Business

The Women Empowerment Internship Uganda will focus on training and mentoring vulnerable women and their families in rural communities of Jinja with basic Entrepreneurship and Small-scale business startups skills.

Sexual and Reproductive Health for Persons with Disabilities

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities guarantees them the right to access the same range, quality and standard of free or affordable health care.

Review the effectiveness of Microfinance in improving the lives of Women in Uganda

As observed by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (2002), it is widely accepted that women are good credit risks and enthusiastic customers for both credit and savings facilities in the field of microfinance today.

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Your community transformation experience starts here. By engaging in women’s empowerment projects, participants gain hands-on experience and increase knowledge on the challenges women and girls face in developing countries and how to sustainably address them. To apply, please click the link below

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