Isis-WICCE has continued to provide training to women leaders in post conflict northern Uganda to upscale their capacity to ensure smooth implementation of post conflict programmes in their communities. From Monday 14- Saturday 19 January 2013, Isis-WICCE and Women and Rural Development Network (WORUDET) hosted a step-down skills enhancement training programme for the members of [...]
Isis-WICCE congratulates Jolly, Institute alumna from Democratic Republic of Congo for winning the HARUBUNTU Prize. At 36 years old, married and mother of three children, Kamuntu Jolly is a woman of character and of communication too. She graduated in law before she joined the radio Maendeleo as one adhering to religion: with passion. In 2000, [...]
In a recent discussion with the Lango Sub Region Leaders Forum, members expressed their concerns over the discriminatory attitudes and practices against the women in the Lango region. The cultural practice of male privilege attempts to control women’s bodies, reproduction and mobility. The leaders indicated that women have limited access to basic reproductive and sexual [...]
On November 29, Isis-WICCE and its partners joined other peace loving Ugandans to launch the Zero Tolerance campaign on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) during the Annual Peace exposition in Lira. This followed the national launch which took place in Kampala on November 23, 2012, in line with the demand by the Heads of [...]
As the world commemorates the 16 days of activism under the theme” From Peace in the Home to Peace in the world: Let’s Challenge Militarism and End Violence against women!,” Isis-WICCE in partnership with Lango District Leaders Forum, Women Peace Initiatives Uganda (WOPI-U), the Norwegian Embassy in Uganda, and Care International, in Uganda, announce this [...]
