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Wrangles between market vendors and city or municipal authorities are increasing and escalating to uncomfortable levels throughout Uganda. In most cases, vendors feel city or municipal authorities do not listen to them and that the authorities manage markets in an authoritarian and dictatorial manner. “It is unfair as vendors are making losses and leaders are…
This year, we, at CPAR Uganda, have joined the Menstrual Hygiene Campaign. And we are delighted that as part of our campaign to demand women menstruate with dignity, on menstrual hygiene day, Sunday, 28th May 2023, our Managing Director, Ms. Norah Owaraga, successfully hosted a women’s conversation on menstrual hygiene. The event was well received,…
“I remember when we were growing up, we were told, “don’t let a dog sniff on your blood.” These days, you have used a pad and you don’t know where it is ending, wont the dog meet it there?” A Senior Civil Servant Honestly, at the time, I did not understand that bit about “don’t…
“When we are in our periods. There are things that we need to have, especially in toilets that we go to. Among them is water. We need water to stay clean. We need to wash our hands. Even soap is needed. When we go to toilets, we need to find in them toilet paper.” Market…
“Disposal pads are the most commonly used material among career women in Uganda,” this is according to the findings of a situational analysis study in 2020 on menstrual health management in Uganda. Among the study findings are the fact that when menstruating: It is likely that the majority of Ugandan women who use re-usable pads…
Three days before International Women’s Day, on 5th March 2023, our Judy Adoko, founder member and board member of CPAR Uganda Ltd, rested. #IWD2023 is a day to recognise and celebrate women and girls across the world. This year’s theme is: DigitALL – innovation & technology for gender equality. At CPAR Uganda Ltd, we believe…
Happy International Women’s Day! Today we are celebrating and recognising women and girls across the world. Here’s to a more equal future, here’s to a future where no woman is left behind. Comment below and tag a woman who inspires you – let’s create a ripple of #IWD2023 love online today! We, at CPAR Uganda,…
Funding available, with overall supervision from our CPAR Uganda Board Chair, Prof. Dr. Christopher Garimoi Orach (PhD, MPH, MMed, DPH, MB ChB; Cert. in Refugee Studies, Cert. in Health Emergencies in Large Pops), our CPAR Uganda Managing Director, Ms. Norah Owaraga (MScDevMgmt(Open); DipDevMgmt(Open); BA Communication Studies), a cultural anthropologist and communication expert, will take the…
“When her husband died, my great grandma was pushed off family land and she lost all her cattle when she refused to marry her brother-in-law. Her father welcomed her back to his home and gave her a small piece of land and one cow to start the process of raising her boys.” Testimony recently shared…