Background

Rural women make more than a quarter of the world population, contributing to the well being of their families and development of rural economies therefore playing a key role in food production and food security. The idea of Rural Women’s Day began at the 4th  UN Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995.  The following organizations proposed the recognition of the Rural Women’s Day – The International Federation of Agricultural Producers, Associated Country Women of the World, Network of African Rural Women Associations, and, the Women’s World Summit Foundation. 15th October is the Internationally recognized Rural Women’s day. The event is organized in recognition and support of the multiple roles of rural women.

On October 17^th, Uganda will commemorate Safe Motherhood Day for the fifth year in a row.  This year’s theme is “Child spacing, a key strategy to economic development and improvement of maternal health. Time to Act”.  

Global Fuind for Women: We Congratulate Our Sisters!

We celebrate and congratulate Global Fund for Women grantees, Leymah Gbowee, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Yemini pro-democracy activist, Tawakkul Karman, who share the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. 

Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE)  introduces 89.5 SPEAK FM a community radio station based in Gulu district.

FOWODE's dream to establish a community radio was born in 2005. We thought that a radio would present the opportunity of a more sustained and long lasting space within the Acholi Sub region where women, young and old women and men at the grassroots could continuously engage in debates geared towards promoting good governance, democracy, women’s intergenerational leadership and related national development issues.  Through SPEAK FM, FOWODE hopes that the people in this region will be facilitated to deepen their understanding and commitment to advocating for gender equality, social justice and pro poor values. In addition it is hoped that a community of activists on issues of gender equality in decision making processes will be built and sustained.