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On October 9, 2020, Uganda celebrated 58 years of Independence from her colonial masters, the British. The celebration was held under the theme, “Celebrating Uganda’s steady progress towards economic take-off and self-sustaining economic growth”. Uganda since her independence in 1962, has made great strides in achieving development but has also stumbled and…

The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Uganda context analysis we did shows that it is critical to centre the experiences and voices of women and girls who in their diversities are disproportionately impacted in accessing and enjoying SRHR services and information. According to the analysis, women and girls…

Akina Mama wa Afrika on 6th August, 2020, convened the first Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on Gender under the Joint Advocacy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Uganda (JAS) Programme. The purpose of the TWG meeting was to create a safe space for stakeholders to share information,…

25 years after the unanimous adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) by 189 countries, there have been enormous improvements in the lives of women and girls but also many unfulfilled promises especially in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Despite the wins,…

In a groundbreaking report released in 2015, the Mbeki High Level Panel revealed that Africa loses about US$50 billion annually in Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), an amount less than the Official Development Assistance Africa collectively receives as a continent. The 2018 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) study on…

People borrow money for a myriad of reasons; to get an education, manage medical or financial emergencies, travel, pay existing loans, start a business  or expand it. Debt is one of the ways people cope but more so now, during the Covid-19 pandemic which has ushered in a major ongoing…

Over 50% of Uganda’s GDP is attributed to the informal sector and more than 80% of the labor force work is in the informal sector according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS,2014). A report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) stated that women-owned businesses by 2014 had outpaced male-owned…

When the #MeToo movement dominated global discourse on sexual assault and harassment, it resonated with women worldwide because it opened up a space for them to say, “Me too. I have also suffered sexual violence”. Sexual harassment is pervasive and has infested all workplaces without exception. Many people were silent…

        Tell us about yourself and what you do. I am a Ugandan professional accountant who practiced for 16 years before founding the Nasirumbi Foundation, a non-profit organization seeking to transform the lives of people with disabilities in Uganda. I do this work through promoting initiatives that…

25th September 1995 was historic in the women’s movement in Africa and the world at large. Representatives of 189 governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations, feminists, activists and organizations from all over the world convened at the Fourth World Conference on Women to recognize women’s rights as human rights; an event…