SWID, under the guidance of land rights expert Mwesigwa Samuel, empowers women and girls in Kamuli and Kaliro, Uganda, to secure women’s land rights through awareness campaigns and collective land title applications.
SWID Annual Report 2024–2025.
From an expert development perspective, the SWID Annual Report 2024–2025 demonstrates the effectiveness of rights-based, community-led programming in addressing structural gender inequalities. The report aligns with national development priorities and international frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 1, 2, 5, 11, and 13), by integrating land tenure security, food systems transformation, climate resilience, and women’s economic empowerment. Its use of data, beneficiary evidence, and reflective learning positions SWID as a credible grassroots organisation applying best practices in inclusive development, policy advocacy, and accountable governance.
Grassroots women Trainer of Trainees.
Slum woman’s initiative for development trains trainers of trainees picked by the grassroots women from the different groups they represent to act as agents of change. These TOTS support the organization to pass on knowledge and information as well as grassroot women’s groups; To continue member trainings with in their groups To enhance team […]
CASSAVA PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING YIELDS IN BUSOGA SUB REGION A BIG THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY.
CASSAVA PESTS AND DISEASES AFFECTING YIELDS IN BUSOGA SUB REGION A BIG THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY. Pests and Diseases is one of the major challenges affecting cassava growing in the Busoga sub region. This has caused poor yields leading to hunger and low living standards, cassava being a drought resistant crop that many families in […]
Grassroot woman showcasing her cassava value added products.
AGRASSROOT WOMAN SMALL HOLDER FARMER NOW PARTICIPATING IN TRADE, VALUE CHAIN AND VALUE ADDITION. Nangobi Jovia From Kaliro District, Nansololo subcounty Kyisa Kyamukama farmers group. Am a small holder farmer appreciating SWID and the sponsors for the awareness and knowledge about cassava value addition and trade. Today I grow cassava with my group members harvest […]
Grassroot women participation in the climate change fight.
Grassroot women participation in the climate change fight Human beings co- exist with nature, we receive oxygen from trees and we give them Carbon dioxide, cutting trees is like cutting off our life. Human beings are the man cause of climate change through their actions. Humans and wild animals face new challenges for survival because […]
Training of 100 women /Girls community paralegals on women and girls girls rights to own , access and control land.
Slum Women’s Initiative for Development acknowledges the grant fund from African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF ) Towards ; Equiping 100 women community paralegals with skills and knowledge to break barriers to gender inequality and challenges women/girls are facing relating to land access and ownership of land. Raising awareness for women and […]
Promoting Women and Girls rights to land in jinja southern Division Jinja city.
Empowering women to own land in Jinja City. Slum Women’s Initiative for Development acknowledges grant support from African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF ) towards implementing a one year project entitled “promoting women and girls rights to own land in Jinja southern Division in Jinja City Uganda”. The project goal is raising awareness on women and girls […]
SWID GRASSROOTS WOMEN ON A PEER LEARNING EXCHANGE.
Due to the effects of the pandemic and lock down, grassroots women are highly strike with hunger, poverty and loss of business, property and life. SWID took 40 grassroots women from the District of Kamuli kagumba subcounty, kaliro Town Council,Gadumile, Nansololo and Jinja walukuba to kadama on a PEER LEARNING EXCHANGE to learn from the […]