GBV Workshop Supported by Government of Slovenia

On 8th October KOWED Organized a one day workshop on the causes for Gender Bases violence and its effects and long term impact on the refugee girls. The workshop was supported by the government of Slovenia. We trained 40 refugee girls and women on GBV. In her opening remarks the ED encouraged the girls to always report all cases of […]

Gender-Based Violence and its Link Reproductive Health workshop

Kandaakiat Organization for Women Empowerment and Development (KOWED), Organized a one-day workshop on the impact of Gender-based violence on the Rights of women in relation to Reproductive Health. 40 Refugee women participated in the workshop held on 23rd May 2022 at Seeta in Mukono District in collaboration with Slovenia Development cooperation for urban refugees in Uganda. The KOWED, Gender-Based violence […]

Clean Water and Reusable Sanitary pads Project

Kandaakiat partnering with The Government of Slovenia in conjunction with the hope of children and women victims of violence, on Gender-based violence, livelihood, and Sanitation projects. What the partners look to achieve is empowering women through awareness, resourcing, and health. On 10th May 2022, the Government of Slovenia through Hope of Children and Women Victims of violence donated water purification […]

INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE’S DAY 2020

Kandaakiat refugee’s women celebrated international refugee’s day under the them (refugee’s women is a human). Many women in this day remember, the long journey from their home land to unknown, their day was dark as midnight where there is no moon, stars and sun, women move with their children with no company, no hope no future, at the end some […]

DONORS MEET STAFF

A team of Women First International visited KOWED on the 4th and 5th of December 2019. The team of the two staff from Women First International met the KOWED Management which include the KOWED Executive Director, Finance and Administration Manager, Project Manager and Project Co-coordinator on the first day team at KOWEDs Kampala Office. This was followed by both teams visiting the Kampala training […]

INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE’S DAY2020

Kandaakiat refugee’s women celebrated international refugee’s day under the them (refugee’s women is a human). Many women in this day remember, the long journey from their home land to unknown, their day was dark as midnight where there is no moon, stars and sun, women move with their children with no company, no hope no future, at the end some […]

Kandaakiat ED nominated by European Union, Defend Defenders to lead short stories and poems about refugee experiences

Kandaakiat actively participated in art therapy clinic, workshop held at silver spring Hotel. “After writing a piece of story and poem, I am happy to say that among four, I was sponsored by EU through Defend Defenders Uganda to produce stories and write poems based on what was produced. My colleague Simsim also produced wonderful artwork which was sold immediately […]

Celebrating the International Women’s Day 2020

Kandaakiat women group in Seeta celebrated, international women day 2020 under the them (I am international equality, realizing women’s rights).Refugees women joined women across the world, to celebrate, some progress made on women rights and gender equality, although much and harder work still needed by the stakeholders, and women across the nations to address the injustices committed to them in […]