REPORT ON UGANDAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS

This study, commissioned by Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA), aimed to understand Uganda’s media reporting of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). AMwA commissioned the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), renowned for its expertise in media analysis, to conduct a comprehensive examination of SRHR coverage across print, electronic, and online platforms. The research […]

Akina Mama wa Afrika Launches A Feminist Intersectional Climate Justice Guide!

The Intersectional Feminist Climate Action Guide is an advocacy and programming tool for civil society, women, feminists, environmentalists, and minoritized groups who take on a central role as creators, facilitators and advocates of innovative climate solutions through an inclusive and rights-based approach. It provides a framework for how these groups of people can integrate intersectional […]

Akina Mama wa Afrika Annual Report 2020

Greetings from Akina Mama wa Afrika! While the global pandemic gripped our world and changed everything we thought we knew about life, work and organising, we’ve come out of it a more patient and formidable organisation. The team at Akina Mama wa Afrika is pleased to share with you; our partners, constituencies, donors and beneficiaries, […]

THE GLIMMERS OF EMPOWERMENT WOMEN AND LAND RIGHTS

Using feminist lenses, we bring you the lived realities of African women in Southern Africa regarding access to, control and ownership of land. Across the world, many women tell similar tales of discrimination, underpinned by cultural norms that deny women rights to land and the risks involved in seeking to secure land rights. This collection […]

Advancing social protections for women for gender equality and equity

For every 100 people you meet in Uganda, only 8 have medical insurance. A walk further down the street will reveal that more women have verbal employment agreements than men. This simply means that for many Ugandans, particularly women and girls most of whom are in the informal sector, social protection is still out of […]