Women and girls with disabilities in Uganda face heightened discrimination on account of gender anddisability and are among the poorest and most left behind in their communities. Compared to their peerswithout disabilities, they are at higher risk of being subject to violence, especially sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). To combat violence against women and girls
Main Purpose of the JobTo run with the SRH-R thematic work both administratively and technically; and support day-to-day implementation of the project in the respective districts, with a particular focus on supporting rights holders (AGYWD) and partners to undertake their awareness raising and SHR service referral activities. The programme officer will act as the We
JustificationEnvironmental conservation/climate change, Gender Transformative Approaches, GBV, Livelihoods and Disability inclusion are components that can lead to conflicts in communities and mostly to the women and girls with disabilities if not well addressed. It is against this backdrop that IDIWA is organizing a three-days’ consultative meeting to develop a nexus between Environmental Conservation, GBV and
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Integrated Disabled Women Activities (IDIWA) undertook an evaluation of its work in the Elimination of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (E-SGBV) against Women and Girls with Disabilities (WGDs) project through an external evaluator. The evaluation covered a period of one and half years from the commencement of the project in Jan 2020. The project was
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