Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement

Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (UWTPM)

Postal Address	P.O. Box 10351, Kampala, Uganda
Street Address	Plot 14, Wilson Road
Tel	256-41-235602
Fax	256-41-345597
E-mail	uwtpm@yahoo.com
Web Address	-
Year Established	1985
Contacts	Mrs. Ruth Mubiru, Executive Director
Mission	UWTPM aims at enhancing the capacities and capabilities of rural women groups to develop and implement programs aimed at wise resource use and therefore restoring and/or maintaining the environment, the natural resource base and supply of tree products.
Geographical area of operations	Nationwide
Issues area of operations	Natural resources managment, Combating desertification, Biodiversity, Reproductive Health/Rights, HIV/AIDS patient handling
Activities	Training workshops, Seminars/Fora, Lobbying and Advocacy March 26-28, 2001, UWTPM organized a 3-day workshop on 'Women, Population Pressure and the Environment' in preparation for RIO +10, the 3^rd UN Meeting on Environment and Development to be held in South Africa in June 2002. The discussions centered on the roles of men and women in population pressure and development, what the first RIO Summit in 1992 spelt out, what has happened since then and what was to be done in the future to alleviate degradation of the environment and ease population pressure here in Uganda. Click for a detailed Report of the discussions and recommendations/resolutions that were drawn from the workshop (WORD format). The workshop was sponsered by the United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA).
Affiliations	Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI); Women, Environment and Development Organisations (WEDO); Forum of African Development Organisations (FAVDO); International Women's Network on the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD); African Network for NGOs on Food Security; RIOD; National Association of Women's Organisations of Uganda (NAWOU); Environmental NGOs Lobby Group (ENGOLOG); National Steering Committee on CCD/NAP(National Action Programs); Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA); Uganda Land Alliance (ULA)
Dissemination	Summary handouts on Tree Nursery Establishment
Target Audience	Rural women members of UWTPM
Additional Information	As indicated in the Issues section, the management and sustainability of the natural resources is UWTPM's major focus. The other programs such as reproductive health/rights are a reflection of the needs of the women with whom UWTPM interacts with.

Last update: June-3, 2006