Women Economic and Social Rights Development Organization-WESDO
Description
Women Economic and Social Rights Development Organisation (WESDO) is a non –profit non-government founded in 2017 as a Grassroots/Community Based Organization (CBO) by a team of women with an aim of uplifting the dignity of women and children in the community. In 2021, WESDO was registered under the Uganda Registration Bureau (R2000004679508). WESDO currently operates in Wakiso, Kampala, Buyende, Luuka, Kassanda Mubende and Mityana districts.
WESDO combines technical, financial, collaboration and advocacy to support rural women, young girls and children. WESDO supports rural women to organize themselves into collectives/groups to promote leadership, human rights education, social inclusion and participation, self-sustainability, and advocacy. There are many persistent challenges for narrowing the gender gap such as, gender-based violence, inequitable access to post-primary education, early marriages, teenage pregnancies, and exclusion from socio-economic opportunities.
Our Vision is “Women and their children empowered to live a better life”.
Our Mission is “To create opportunities for women and their children to engage in development and advocacy initiatives that improve their social, economic and civic well-being and development”.
Our Strategic Objectives are:
- To advance the socio-economic rights of women through social movement building, leadership development, rights awareness and advocacy.
- To promote income increased and diversity among women through development of women’s collectives, agribusiness and access to financial services.
- To promote food security and nutrition among women and their children through agriculture and nutrition education.
- To promote health and wellbeing through increased accessibility, availability and utilization of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights and Services and Water Sanitation and Hygiene.
- To advance climatic change justice for rural women through innovation, resilience, adoption and advocacy.
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