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Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Men and boys
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • The girl child
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment
  • Women in power and decision-making

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Agriculture
  • Atmosphere
  • Biodiversity
  • Biotechnology
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Desertification and Drought
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Gender equality
  • Health
  • Human settlements
    • Geographic scope: National
    Country of activity:
  • Uganda
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1998
    Organizational structure: General Assembly (The entire membership) as the supreme organ, followed by Executive Committee drawn from the GA by voting, followed by the Project Implementation Committee. Secretariat comprises 6 paid staff headed by the Executive Director.
    Number and type of members: 3,000 members, 700 men and 2300 women. They are mainly forest-edge communities who derive their livelihood from the forest.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Member of International networks such as More and Better headquartered in Italy, Women organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources (WOCAN), Global Environment Facility NGO Network
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Fees for providing consulting or research services
  • Product sales and business services
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants
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