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
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
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,
Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC), Malaysia 02-07-2018 / 02-13-2018. The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum was the first session to focus on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda adopted in Habitat III.
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
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Key Achievements There has been significant progress, with increasing percentages of women’s names appearing on the land titles. Advocacy and hard work, has made men change attitudes and allowed women’s names to be put on
Brief description of SWIDAPES The objective of the Slum Women’s Initiative for Development through Agroforestry Payment for Ecosystem Services (SWIDAPES) is to provide agroforestry emission certification to female smallholder farmers and strengthen their land rights.