“GWEFODE has joined the Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN) as part of our on-going commitment to improve rural water supply services and tackle rural poverty. We have agreed to the RWSN Vision and Kampala Commitments, which you can read here: http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/rwsn-mission
Ms Lydia Komuhangi, GWEFODE Executive Director expressed gratitude to the RWSN for accepting GWEFODE to be part of this Network that will enable the organization to share knowledge and good practices with other members and become part of a platform for dialogue, coordinated action and networking in Rural Water Supply Sector. She expressed commitment to working together with the Network members to improve rural water supply services, and to uphold the statements set out in the RWSN Vision and 2011 Kampala Commitments.
The Batwa in South western Uganda are facing increased discrimination and lack of access to quality health care services especially Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health services.
The Programs Manager of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment for Development has condemned the endemic violence against women and girls in South western Uganda.
Access to Justice for rural Women experiencing Gender Based Violence remains a great challenge characterized by a number of factors including inadequate awareness about major women-related laws and court procedure.
A joint Statement on The Right of Indigenous Batwa People to Land and Natural Resources in Uganda Submitted by GWEFODE and France Libertes to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
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