by Julie Najjunju | Mar 16, 2015 | Uganda, Youth Empowerment
The Population Secretariat, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, launched the Ugandan National Advocacy Strategy at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala on Friday, February 27th. DSW as a key stakeholder and strategic advocacy partner was...
by Julie Najjunju | Mar 10, 2015 | Uganda, Youth Empowerment
The 2015 Global Theme for International Women’s Day was “Equality for Women is Progress for All” while the theme selected for the National celebrations this year was “Empowerment of Women and Girls is Progress for All: Three Decades of Gains for Ugandan Women...
by Julie Najjunju | Mar 9, 2015 | Uganda, Youth Empowerment
On Saturday March 7, 2015, DSW joined partners and Tororo district officials to clean the maternity ward at the Tororo general hospital. This was a joint effort with the mothers to celebrate the international women’s day 2015. The national theme for 2015 celebrations...
by Julie Najjunju | Sep 25, 2014 | Uganda, Youth Empowerment
The female condom flopped when it was launched some 20 years ago, but it never disappeared entirely and now the government of Uganda embarked on a massive campaign to promote it. I believe that the female condom is 100% safe; its demand in urban areas is still low as...
by Julie Najjunju | Sep 24, 2014 | Youth Empowerment
Male champions under the DSW’s Men Engage Project, have affirmed the benefits of using family planning. “It is easy to look after a smaller family than a bigger especially with their scarce resources”. The men also noted that their women were stealthily using...