Category: Gender

Voice of Toro pivots gender desks to transform cultural norms in western Uganda.
Gender

Voice of Toro pivots gender desks to transform cultural norms in western Uganda.

Mujungu Betty- February 21, 2024

BY HOPE LEONTINA. Ms Betty Mujungu is the Gender Desk Team Leader at Voice of Toro located in Fort Portal City, Western Uganda. Before assuming ... Read More

How 17years old Edith Chance is breaking gender barriers as a bus mechanic in Fort Portal City
Gender

How 17years old Edith Chance is breaking gender barriers as a bus mechanic in Fort Portal City

Mujungu Betty- February 21, 2024

BY MOLLY KAMAKUNE Edith Chance, a resilient 17-year-old, defies gender norms as she serves as the primary breadwinner for her family of five. In a ... Read More

Aga Khan Foundation’s AGECS Global Learning Event sparks international collaboration for Gender Equality and Community Development
Gender

Aga Khan Foundation’s AGECS Global Learning Event sparks international collaboration for Gender Equality and Community Development

Mujungu Betty- February 21, 2024

BY BETTY MUJUNGU The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) stands as a prominent global development organization committed to addressing the root causes of poverty across continents, ... Read More

Fort Portal City stakeholders rally to fight sexual gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS crisis among key populations.
Advocacy, Gender

Fort Portal City stakeholders rally to fight sexual gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS crisis among key populations.

Mujungu Betty- February 21, 2024

BY.  BETTY MUJUNGU. Fort Portal City leaders, alongside various stakeholders and development partners, convened on Tuesday for a key engagement to address the escalating concerns ... Read More

U.S. Embassy and SHONA Group’s AWE program empowers women entrepreneurs in Uganda, graduating 99 and transforming lives
Gender

U.S. Embassy and SHONA Group’s AWE program empowers women entrepreneurs in Uganda, graduating 99 and transforming lives

Mujungu Betty- February 14, 2024

BY MOLLY KAMAKUNE From Fort Portal City, Arua City, and Kampala, the U.S. Embassy collaborated with Shona last week, on 9th February, to host the ... Read More

Diana Murungi: A rising star in a male-dominated realm of FIFA refereeing
Gender

Diana Murungi: A rising star in a male-dominated realm of FIFA refereeing

Mujungu Betty- February 14, 2024

BY; BETTY MUJUNGU Diana Murungi; A determined 29-year-old, female from Fort Portal City,  making waves in the world of sports as a FIFA referee since ... Read More

Empowered Voices: Women leaders in Fort Portal City challenge norms to combat gender-based violence
Gender

Empowered Voices: Women leaders in Fort Portal City challenge norms to combat gender-based violence

Mujungu Betty- February 8, 2024

BY: HOPE LEONTINA.   IN the heart of Fort Portal city, a remarkable narrative of resilience and leadership is unfolding as women have spent decades defying ... Read More

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