National Women’s Council (NWC) - Uganda
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Quick information guide
The Government of Uganda has put in place five programmes to improve empowerment of women:
- Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP);
- Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP);
- Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE); as well as
- investment in infrastructure that is benefiting women in rural areas.
- Presidential Initiative of Skilling the Girl child
Stakeholders’ Focus
Stakeholders that include Government, UN Agencies and Civil Society Organisations are jointly working and have set up varied programmes in the areas of:
- Entrepreneurship development
- ICT
- Career, talent and personal development for the youth
- Gender responsive governance
- Mentorship
- Leadership
- Equality and decision making; as well as
- Providing empowerment Funds
Empowerment of women in Uganda
- Quality education;
- Health care;
- Decent work;
- Access and ownership rights over property and technology; and
- Equal participation in political and economic decision-making processes
National Women’s Council (NWC)
About the National Women's Council (NWC) | The National Women’s Council provides an independent channel through which social and economic amenities reach the women. As one of the key implementing bodies, the National Women’s Council has been instrumental in the ensuring success of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship (UWEP) Programme among other government programmes. Women council leaders mobilise, sensitise, Women Council chairpersons at the sub county and district level are part of the beneficiary selection and vetting committee, endorse the forms of the groups to benefit and closely monitor the progress of the programme in their respective areas Many social, political and economic programs have been geared towards the empowerment of women as target to empower their families and communities at large |
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List of services provided by the programme | 1. Leadership capacity building programmes- mainly to the women council leaders across the country and the women to actively participate in all the electoral process of the country |
2. Mentorship programs to Women - peer to peer mentorship mainly between UWEP beneficiary groups, between women leaders and women council leaders and between women council leaders and the grass roots women | |
3. Community dialogues– communities are engaged to discuss different issues affecting their communities mainly on gender based violence, security , poverty among others | |
4. Skills Development programs- with a goal of boosting women entrepreneurs, innovativeness and creativity | |
What is needed for a woman to register to the program? | Join a group of 10-15 members involved in income generating activities. The group then passes through a validation process in order to register:
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Are there links to critical information women need to know about the program? | - |
What kind of events organised by the institution/organisation? |
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Contact details | National Women’s Council Plot 27 Mukuru curve, Ntinda |