{"id":343,"date":"2024-08-22T09:56:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T09:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wenetuganda.org\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2024-09-02T13:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T13:27:22","slug":"women-gender","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wenetuganda.org\/?page_id=343","title":{"rendered":"Women & Gender"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cEmpowering Woman, Girl & Child: We Insist On Community Led Solutions\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Uganda is constituted by more than 51% Women, 78% Youth & Individuals below 18 years of age make 50% of the population; translating to the second youngest population globally; Child Dependency Ratio at 108%. Unemployment among Women & Youth is one of the major challenges, currently at a rate of 14% for aged 18-35, one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/span><\/h6>\n
And, for rural communities in Eastern & Northern Uganda \u201cjust as God wished\u201d demonstrate worst of realities of marginalization than the statistical figures often suggested;<\/span>
\n\u201cMore than 80% of Ugandan Women & Youth live in rural areas and are highly unprivileged; average completion rate for primary education is 3 per 10 Girls\u201d<\/span><\/h6>\n
Child Marriage; \u201cMore than 34% of teenage Girls in Uganda are married off or are in union before their 18th birthday (6% for Boys), and 7% of Girls before the age of 15\u201d.<\/span><\/h6>\n
Women & Girls are more likely to accelerate societal social reforms; active participation & empowerment can play vital roles in their own development and the community; learn vital life-skills, develop knowledge of their rights, equality & positive civic action.<\/span><\/h6>\n

\u201cWe Work With Women; Not Just Mere Working For Them\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
WENET empowers Women & vulnerable populations to gain the ability in making informed decisions for change in their own lives and of other people; taking development in their own hands; educational, skills, morals, financials & entrepreneurship. WENET is now a Member of Keeping Children Safe, the International Child Safeguarding Standards Network;<\/span><\/h6>\n

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WENET advocates & ensures;<\/p>\n

*Policy Changes on Equity, Equality & inclusion for Women, persons with Disability & old Aged; against Child Marriage, teenage Pregnancy & other forms of GBV;<\/p>\n

*International Child Safeguarding Standards; Understanding, Policy & Action Plans, Managing & Responding to Allegations, and Identifying & Closing Gaps;<\/p>\n

*Awareness Campaigns; women Groups, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp Groups, Emails, local FM Radio Station Talk Shows, Debates & Events;<\/p>\n

*The Facility; Woman, Youth & Child Skills Empowerment Embassy at Ayami provides digital Literacy, vocational & sustainability Skills, and Entrepreneurship!<\/h6><\/header>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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