Mpigi Widows Entreprenuers Association

Mpigi Widows Entreprenuers Association (MWEA)

Postal Address	P.O. Box 193 / 108, Mpigi
Street Address	Muduuma Road, next to Mpigi District Court, Mpigi
Tel	256-77-665878 / 256-71-726227
Fax	-
E-mail	-
Web Address	-
Year Established	2003
Contacts	Clare Beekalaze - Secretary Edith Sempala - Chairperson
Mission	To create provision of innovative and result-driven enhanced services for widows and to create advocacy and capacity building on all the small, medium and big business and health programmes being carried out in Mpigi.
Geographical area of operations	Mpigi District
Issues area of operations	Economic Empowerment, Education
Activities	MWEA's has used the available tools to perform the following activities: Home visiting, home care and home improvement Carrying out trade on small-scale Vegetable farming Poultry keeping Cattle keeping Organising workshops and seminars Organising meetings with the members
Affiliation(s)	Voluntary Action for Development (VAD), National Council of Small Business Organisations
Dissemination	Agricultural Information, Brochures, Workshop reports, etc.
Target Audience	Mainly Widows and other women
Additional Information	MWEA was formed with the aims of counseling widows and orphans, equiping women with skills and knowledge in preventing HIV/AIDS, comforting one another and making members wealthy. MWEA seeks for funding to further the organisations objectives. MWEA approaches its programs and activities through the following strategies: Availing members with functional capacity building workshops and seminars on: Health care Health education Household environment Sensitisation Will making Project planning and Implementation Orphans-self sustaining Sports and recreation for social distress alleviation Set up an office in Mpigi Town Council Avail the office with equipment and operation utilities Procuring assistance for the needy orphans Resource mobilization for putting up organisational initiatives Put up a loan service revolving fund for members households economic development. "Stop weeping and struggle for the bright future of your household"

Last update: May-25, 2005