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On 13th September 2017, the Director of Slum Womens’ Inititative for Development handed over silos and a threshing machine to Budondo Women Farmers’ Cooperative in a bid to enhance reduce food loss and enhance food security as well as income and livelihoods of the women. The Director encouraged the Budondo women to take advantage of […]
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Climate Change Adaptation/Community Resilience Initiatives Food Security To enhance food security in grassroots communities in this era of climate change, the organization has equipped women with skills in Climate Smart Agriculture. 847 grassroots women have benefited by planting improved seeds which are resistant to harsh weather conditions. The women have also been availed with silos […]
Before SWID’s intervention, Walukuba/Masese Division had several problems affecting women including land grabbing as a result of traditional beliefs that deny women the right to inherit land and property after losing their spouses or parents, discrimination and stigma among HIV positive women, a wide gap between leaders and community members, and a lack of knowledge […]
SWID uses the Local to Local dialogue methodology to engage grassroots women with their community leaders and local authorities through women-led dialogues to discuss and negotiate solutions for a range of development issues such as land rights, inheritance laws, and gender-based violence issues. Because the dialogues are initiated at the community level, solutions became locally customized strategies envisioned […]
SWID partnered with a local primary school to plant 10,000 pine and eucalyptus trees on land belonging to the Church of Uganda. The land is located on a hillside adjacent to the local school. Due to over cutting of the forests for firewood, the area has had extreme soil erosion and landslides. SWID’s environmental officer teaches local […]