ALFA Women's Groups

Postal Address

P.O. Box 22531, Kampala, Uganda

Street Address

Tel

c/o 256-77-385118 (Catherine Nansubuga) or
c/o 256-77-639228 (Revd. Fr. James Ssemakula)

Fax

E-mail

alfa_u56@hotmail.com

Web Address

http://www.alfaministries.org/

Year Established

2000

Contacts

ALFA Women's Groups are a result of the Rural Women's Empowerment program of Abundant Life For All (ALFA) Ministries. ALFA Women's Groups consists of six women groups whose Executive Committee Chairperson's are as follows.

Mbale-Mpigi Women's Association: Mrs. Alice Musisi
Kaggulwe Women's Association: Mrs. Efulansi Sebalamu
Kayenje Women's Association: Mrs. Miriam Nangagala
Mpenja Women's Association: Mrs. Elivanson Ssebuliba
Kasaka Women's Association: Ms. Erina Namusisi Nsereko
Maddu Women's Association: Mrs. Sarah Kiberu Katabalwa

Mission

To empower women through micro-enterprises and building our businesses for self-sustenance and economic independence.

Geographical area of operations

The women's associations are located in the following sub-counties of Mpigi District:

Mbale-Mpigi Women's Association: Mpigi Sub-county
Kaggulwe Women's Association: Kaggulwe Sub-county
Kayenje Women's Association: Ggombe Sub-county
Mpenja Women's Association: Mpenja Sub-county
Kasaka Women's Association: Kyegonza Sub-county
Maddu Women's Association: Maddu Sub-county

Issues area of operations

Economic empowerment of our members

Activities

We teach ourselves dress making, hand crafts or any other things from among the group members if anybody has something to teach us.
Group lending from our monthly mandatory collection (savings)
Borrowing from micro-finance institutions
Discussions within the meeting to see how we can help one in need of help

Affiliation(s)

Abundant Life For All Ministries (ALFA)

Dissemination

Sustainable developmental information and poverty awareness issues, homestead environment sanitation and protection information, STD/HIV/AIDS, how to save and care for one another and developing a savings culture among rural women.

Target Audience

Rural women and adolescent girls in our community.

Additional Information

ALFA Women's Groups are not self reliant due the low incomes of the members. We don't publish any materials like brochures or newsletters of our own. We are still looking for funding organisations to assist us to achieve our goal.

May 2002: ALFA Ministries participated in a one day demonstration and training on the use of WorldSpace radio to access development information. The training aimed at demonstrating to the participants a new information delivery technology developed by the WorldSpace Corporation. The demonstration showed participants how a simple satellite radio can be used to disseminate information to a large number of people in different geographical locations for wider dissemination to local communities. The WorldSpace radios when connected to a computer help users to access web based information without having to use the usual method of accessing information from the Internet (e.g., dialup, wireless or cable connections). Click here for a report on the WorldSpace radio training.

August 2002: The WOUGNET WorldSpace Satellite Radio Program (WSRP) was initiated with ALFA Women's Groups. Click here for information about the WSRP, and click here for photos taken at ALFA Ministries during the installation of the equipment.

October 2002: ALFA Ministeries report on WorldSpace Satellite Radio Program - ALFA Ministeries has had the satellite radio equipment for one month now. Click here for a report of the successes and challenges experienced during this time.

Photo Gallery

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ALFA Women Rehabilitation and Empowerment Center		Handicraft by the women's groups		Lady taking sewing lessons
Sewing class		Leaders of different women's groups		Woman showing her piggery project

Last update: August-08, 2003