Good Practices: Uganda

Charles Kayongo, a Ugandan bar owner, and his wife Eunice, have defied traditional beliefs and refuse to have more than two children. Credit: Dennis Kasirye/IPS

Uganda, Malawi, Mali: How African Men are Changing Traditional Beliefs

By Henry Wasswa KAMPALA, Nov 15 2012 (IPS) – Charles Kayongo of Uganda is a father of two girls aged five and three. And even though age-old traditions among his ethnic group, the Baganda, say a man should have an … Continue reading →

Dorothy Kabajungu, 50, has started a firewood business after obtaining a loan from a women’s bank. Credit:Wambi Michael

Uganda: Rural Women´s Bank Ease Tough Times

By Wambi Michael WAKISO, Uganda, April, 2012 (IPS) – For most Ugandan women, obtaining a commercial loan to start a business has been very difficult. Many do not have the required collateral of land title deeds and many cannot afford … Continue reading →

Rebecca Kadaga, First Women Speaker of Parliament in Uganda, Credit: Wambi Michael

Uganda: First Women Speaker of Parliament Changing Politics

By Wambi Michael Kampala, May 24 (IPS) – Very soon wives in Uganda will legally have the right to a share in their husband’s property, that’s if the country’s new speaker of parliament has her way. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (55) … Continue reading →