KITGUM WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

institutional Capacity enhancement

hermank256 — Wed, 03 May 2017 09:32:05 +0000

This program aims at building and strengthening KWODA’s capacity to
progressively adapt to changing environments so as to continue to
effectively and efficiently implement its mandate.
The over program Objective is to increase and improve on KWODA’s
institutional capacity to deliver relevant and quality services, effectively and
professionally execute its planned activities, assess impact and increase its
internal control mechanisms.
Under this Program, KWODA implements several activities aimed at
enhancing its institutional Capacity including among others; strategic
planning and resource mobilization, training of both voluntary and full-time
personnel as well as holding of staff, board and sub-committees’ meetings
regularly to review progress.

Integrated Community Development

hermank256 — Wed, 03 May 2017 09:31:09 +0000

Through this program area, KWODA is working with women and through
individuals and communities to improve on the economic, health and social
wellbeing of the rural and urban poor women. KWODA is working to
reduce high levels of poverty, unemployment among women and girls.
KWODA works with women and girls to reduce food insecurity among poor
households and families that cannot afford to meet food needs of their
members. KOWDA is working to reduce illiteracy levels especially among
rural women and girls. Our efforts are also geared towards reduction of HIV
infection rates among women and girls. KWOD is working to ensure that
Women and girls have access to resources including land and water which
are important in women empowerment agenda.

Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Management

hermank256 — Wed, 03 May 2017 09:30:28 +0000

At the close of 2016 and to mark International Migrant’s Day (18 Dec), IFRC’s Secretary General, Elhadj As Sy, delivered a special message to children, asking them to put aside negative perceptions about people who migrate and instead, welcome them into their communities and treat them with kindness and understanding. Here’s his message:

“International Migrants Day is an important day to think about all the people in the world who have had to leave their homes, including people who left because of wars or disasters, because they no longer had food or water, or because they wanted a better life for their families. Many of them even took dangerous journeys across oceans and deserts to find safety.”
At the close of 2016 and to mark International Migrant’s Day (18 Dec), IFRC’s Secretary General, Elhadj As Sy, delivered a special message to children, asking them to put aside negative perceptions about people who migrate and instead, welcome them into their communities and treat them with kindness and understanding. Here’s his message:

This program aims at addressing issues that bring about disputes and
violence which affect women and girls and work towards changing people’s
attitudes and emotions that often fuel tensions. KWODA implements
actions for devising peaceful conflict resolution and management
mechanisms at all levels of society, which will include working towards
promoting dialogue, consensus and compromise on issues that affect
women and girls and achieving harmony and appreciation of each other

regardless of one’s status in society. KWODA undertake to a achieve the
above objective through a wide range of methodologies and activities
including Networking and linkages, meetings and roundtable discussions,
media campaigns and disseminating information, education and
communication materials conflict management and peacebuilding

Research and Advocacy

hermank256 — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 09:51:56 +0000

This program involves developing and implementing strategies that will
lead to meaningful policy changes and reform in areas within which
KWOAD is involved. KWODA will continue playing its role in Advocacy for
appropriate policy reforms in various aspects of women’s rights and
governance policies, especially in the following areas, among others:-
Women’s Rights and women’s political participation, gender equality,
HIV/AIDS and other cross-cutting Issues like the environment as well as
Local Governance to ensure the benefits of decentralization reaches
women