In 2022 our initiatives ignited significant change, significantly amplifying the pivotal roles of women leaders across the greater north sub-region.
Throughout the year 2022, our efforts have been dedicated to spearheading initiatives that
foster meaningful engagement and active participation among women leaders in
decision-making processes and spaces. GWED-G’s strategic endeavors have centered
on empowering women who are survivors and leaders of organizations crucial in conflict
prevention, often serving as the first responders in these critical situations.
Additionally, we focused on women’s participation for achieving climate justice and responsible management of natural resources. Lastly, thanks to our national partners, Women Human
Rights Defenders Network Uganda, National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders, Defend Defenders, and their funders, we have continuously supported women human rights defenders facing various threats and risks.
In 2021, what we called the new normal has been an experience of working through a
changing and overlapping intersectional approach that recognized the diverse needs of
the women and impact groups exacerbated through the emergence of COVID-19.
In 2021, our programs focused on what the pandemic has added to the existing structural injustices creating a far deeper social, economic, and humanitarian threat. GWED-G played a role of frontlines responder considering its critical role in preventing and responding to escalated cases of gender-based violence, violence against women and girls and teenage pregnancies described as the “The Shadow Pandemic”.
We also continued our work through the gender equality and women’s empowerment programs, including humanitarian food distributions, leading food security programs to help bolster fragile livelihoods and promoting food sovereignty programs where grassroots women-built seed banks to keep and multiply indigenous seeds as part of food security
Our 2020 Annual Report details progress made towards promoting Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment and Health & Nutrition in Northern Uganda.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened political campaigns affected implementation of projects to a great extent. However, amidst all this, GWED-G was able to marshal its technical expertise and leverage on its excellent relationships with community structures and development partners to implement project activities.
We continued our work promoting the respect of human rights and gender equality throughout Northern Uganda, including addressing human rights violations and sexual and gender based violence, developing economic empowerment, livelihood support and health projects.
Our 2019 Annual Report demonstrates progress made towards promoting Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment and in our other strategy focus areas.
In 2019, our programs supporting Women in Leadership were given a push through the VOICE Project. We continued our work promoting the respect of human rights and gender equality throughout Northern Uganda, including addressing human rights violations and sexual and gender based violence. We had numerous projects providing economic empowerment and livelihood support. Our health projects were wide-ranging, addressing the enhancement and accountability of service provision to promoting health-seeking behaviours among communities.
We have recently concluded Phase I of our Democratic Governance Facility-funded Project "Promoting Human Rights, Peace and Inclusive Governance in Acholi Region".
This project worked towards improving human rights status in the Acholi region, improving inclusion and participation of women in decision-making processes, and increasing the protection of land rights.
Our programs worked towards increasing civic engagement in political spaces and these efforts were supported by projects that sought to get more women in leadership positions. Programming promoted human rights, with particular focus on land rights. The NUHRP project enhances this by helping to promote and protect traditional land rights.
