In Uganda, women face significant barriers in accessing and progressing through higher education. It’s essential for the Ugandan authorities to strengthen the role of the State and the United Nations ...

The resolution established women’s right to participate equally in all peace and security decisions — from mediation and reconstruction to governance and humanitarian response.

Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee ...

Changing rainfall patterns have led to increasingly frequent flooding in western Uganda’s Kasese district, destroying farmers’ homes and fields. The damage is exacerbated by the loss of tree cover, as ...

BUPOTO, Uganda (RNS) — ‘We need to work together if we are to end gender-based violence. We need to involve the government, NGOs, parents, community leaders, women and girls,’ said one evangelist.

Luxury jewelry brand Akola employs more than 170 women in Uganda who are living in extreme poverty. The company pays these women a living wage, giving women a pathway out of poverty and a road to a ...

SIRONKO, Uganda — Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per pound when a female grower took the beans to a ...

Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower took the beans to a collection point. It ...

Kampala - As Uganda closes nominations for the 2026 presidential election, history has repeated itself in an unexpected way: for the first time in decades, there will be no woman candidate vying to ...