OK, an unusual topic for a blog, But cattle are very important to the livelihoods of many African tribes. You may have heard of the Masaai and their cattle? In such communities cattle are assets, food as well as a … Read More
In my last post I introduced the concept of Gender Mainstreaming and provided an EU definition of this concept. In this post, my aim is to consider how gender mainstreaming works in practice. I will do this by looking at … Read More
In my last post, I pondered the extent to which the policies of International institutions and non-government organisations are gender mainstreamed. But what exactly is gender mainstreaming? Put simply gender mainstreaming is a tool for accomplishing gender equality. Specifically, the … Read More
At a political rally of November 2015, the then Presidential Yoweri Museveni of Uganda promised to provide free sanitary pads to schoolgirls if elected. He argued that girls should not have to miss school because they cannot access sanitary pads. … Read More
Over a month ago now, Britain voted to leave the European Union and the unintended consequences are gradually becoming apparent We now have a new government in place whose biggest challenge is to follow through the will of the people … Read More
A week before celebrating Menstrual Hygiene Day 2016, three young women from Itojo sub-county graduated from the Days for Girls University, a 2-week residential course to learn how to make washable sanitary pads and soap, become women’s reproductive health ambassadors … Read More
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have come to an end and world leaders met in New York two months ago to hail in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will replace them in January 2016. There is a specific goal … Read More
In 2007, I took a decision to be more proactive with respect to addressing issues that impact rural women in country of origin in Ugandan. Following that decision, I have been down on a humbling journey that has seen me … Read More
