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How the United Nations Promotes Women Empowerment in Uganda

In Uganda, women face significant barriers in accessing and progressing through higher education. It’s essential for the Ugandan authorities to strengthen the role of the State and the United Nations ...
Yahoo

In coffee-producing Uganda, an emerging sisterhood wants more women involved

SIRONKO, Uganda (AP) — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a ...
Associated Press

In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it

BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AP) — The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck his wife with a piece of firewood, triggering a fight. They ...
AllAfrica.com

Uganda Celebrates Women Peacebuilders, Showcases Gender Equality Achievements

Uganda has reaffirmed its position as a regional and global champion on the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda during the Women Uganda 2025+ Exhibition and Knowledge Fair, held to commemorate 25 ...
NPR

For years, men controlled one village's coffee industry — but one woman changed that

MBALE, eastern Uganda — Meridah Nandudu brews a medium roast coffee at the headquarters of Bayaaya Specialty Coffee, a company she founded and runs. "Medium roast is my favorite," she says, taking a ...
Mongabay

In Uganda, a women-led reforestation initiative fights flooding, erosion

Changing rainfall patterns have led to increasingly frequent flooding in western Uganda’s Kasese district, destroying farmers’ homes and fields. The damage is exacerbated by the loss of tree cover, as ...