| Postal Address | P.O. Box 4485, Kampala, Uganda |
| Street Address | Ntinda Trading Centre, Plot 7 Ntinda-Nakawa Road, Opposite the mosque |
| Tel | +256 41 370862 / +256 77 2503881 / +256 77 2451600 |
| Fax | - |
| powluganda@yahoo.co.uk | |
| Web Address | - |
| Year Established | 2003 |
| Contacts | Sophie Acan Odeng |
| Mission | POWL exists to empower positive professional women to cope with the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS in the workplace, family and the community. |
| Geographical area of operations | Based in Wakiso District |
| Issues area of operations | Capacity building of positive professional women, advocacy for policies that cater for the rights of the positive professional women, breaking the silence at workplaces, etc. |
| Activities |
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| Affiliation(s) | - |
| Dissemination | Publications and reports |
| Target Audience | Positive women professionals and their families. |
| Additional Information |
POWL is an umbrella organization for professional and skilled women living
with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. With the increasing level of awareness and massive
campaign on HIV/AIDS there is still a big fear, stigma and denial among
professionals living with HIV/AIDS. This is more prominent for women due to
cultural, social and economic subordination. POWL therefore aims at
addressing social seclusion, stigma, isolation, self-denial, fear and
anxiety that professional and skilled women living with HIV/AIDS face.
It exists to empower these women to cope with the challenges of living with
HIV/AIDS in the workplace, family and the community. Its operations cover
the areas of Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern Regions of Uganda.
POWL specializes in Capacity building of POWL members and children, advocacy
for the rights of POWL members, service delivery to the community,
empowerment of POWL (U) members and community, promotion of information
generation and dissemination on HIV/AIDS for professional women.
POWL’s vision is an environment without injustice for positive professional women. In all its activities, POWL aims to demonstrate competence in achieving results that promote value and support its members to enhance their different areas of competence. POWL exercises confidentiality of all its members by not disclosing any individual sero status without due permission from the concerned member. Project programmes of POWL include:
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Last update: April-1, 2006