Leadership

06 Dec, 22

Emphasizing the Involvement of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Movement Building

The situation and plight facing women and girls with disabilities has become more visible since the interventions of NUWODU in Kitgum. At the district use of census data was predominant, which referred to around 12.5% of people in Kitgum district categorized as people with disability. That data was not disaggregated by types of disability, sex […]

02 Nov, 22

Overcoming Fear to Lead Others

Despite the conclusions of the community about her inability to speak well and associate in public due to low self-esteem; Aguti Sarah overcame the challenge to excel in her leadership position of Local Counselor 3 for persons with disabilities in her sub-county. Aguti Sarah is 25 years of age, single and lives with her biological […]

The Women’s Situation Room

NUWODU joined a steering committee of 7 Women’s Rights Organizations that composed the Women’s Situation Room (WSR) 2020/21 and promoted the full and active participation of women and youth with disabilities in peaceful electoral processes in Uganda. First implemented in the 2016 Presidential elections in Uganda, and with the guidance of United Nations Security Council […]