Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Governance
Human Rights
Justice
Labour
Peace and Security
Private Sector
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Taxation Policy
Trade and Development
Violence
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Service provision
The girl child
Trafficking in women and girls
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 and the media
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Conflict
Disabled persons
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Development indicators
Household Statistics
Informal Sector Statistics
Social Statistics and Social Monitoring
Time-use statistics
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Capacity-building
Climate change
Education
Gender equality
Health
Information for decision-making and participation
Land management
Partnerships
Poverty
Rural Development
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
Peace in Africa
Conflict Resolution in Africa:
Conflicts Resolution
NEPAD:
Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
Human Development
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Uganda
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2015 |
| Organizational structure: |
UWONET is governed by a Board of Directors comprising of 7 members elected from the membership. This is followed by the Executive Director (E.D) who leads the UWONET secretariat. Below the UWONET E.D is the Finance team comprised of; the Finance and Administrative Manager, Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, Procurement Assistant, Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant, Drivers, Welfare, and Security Officers. The structure has a Programmes team comprising of; the Director of Programmes, Programme Coordinators, Programme Assistants, Programme Officers, Legal Officers, Social Workers, Counsellors, and Matrons |
| Number and type of members: |
9 individual members and 24 women's rights' organizations registered as national Non-Governmental Organizations |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
The African Women’s Development and Communication Network, Solidarity for African Women’s Rights, Uganda National NGO Forum, Uganda Debt Network, Anti-Corruption Coalition of Uganda, Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group, Domestic Violence Coalition |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fundraising campaigns
Grants from Governments
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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