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FAIR FOR ALL. IMPROVING VALUE CHAINS AT SCALE- STRENGTHENING GRASSROOTS WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION AND VOICE FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRI BUSINESS VALUE CHAINS WITH 150 GRASSROOTS WOMEN IN KAMULI DISTRICT KAGUMBA SUBCOUNTY AND KALIRO DISTRICT. Busoga subregion is considered the poorest region in Uganda as per Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) 2021 report. https://www.watchdoguganda.com/news/20210604/115030/ubos-report-busoga-region-has-the-poorest-people-in-uganda.html Women and […]
40 SWID Grassroots women from 3 Districts Kamuli, kaliro and Jinja walukuba got a chance to be taken for a study on fruit tree planting . studied from a farm with about 5000 fruit trees mainly mangoes , pawpaws ,Oranges and Tangerines. Fruit trees contribute to the fight against climate change, they are source of […]
IMPROVING VALUE CHAINS AT SCALE- STRENGTHENING GRASSROOTS WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION AND VOICE FOR INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRI BUSINESS VALUE CHAINS. Slum Women’s Initiative for Development sponsored by Huairuo Commission and Oxfam Novib, partners in Bugiri under UCOBAC and WARE UG in kabong implementing a 5 year Fair for all project in Busoga subregion With 150 women […]
SWID grassroots women learning about Under ground solar water pumping for home use and irrigation as a solution to the effects of climate change.
SWID has embarked on disseminating information on the right procedure to process a land title in Jinja City. This is enabling grassroots women to directly apply for land titles from the land office. This is enhancing women and girls security of land tenure
GENDER CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY IN GRASSROOT COMMUNITIES. The agency of rural female farmers is essential for enhancing agricultural productivity and realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including ensuring food security (SDG 2) and addressing the perils of climate change (SDG 13). […]
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Inline with Goal Number 13 and Goal Number 7 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and in a bid to adapt to climate change and reduce global warming, Slum Women’s initiative for Development has partnered with the Huairou Commision to help conserve the environment by providing energy saving stoves. SWID is committed to helping […]
Secure tenure has been one of the biggest benefits for Slum Women’s Initiative for Development (SWID)’s members. Before, they were subjected to evictions and land grabbing and they were constantly living in fear of losing their homes. Now many of the members are in the process of getting their land titles and with that security, […]