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SCALING UP HOUSEHOLD METHODOLOGIES FROM THOUSANDS TO MILLIONS

Empower@Scale’s ultimate objective was to scale up Gender Action Learning System (GALS) through establishing a network of self-sustaining Empowerment Learning Centers (ELCs). The objective of the…

The GALS Model Couple

“I am grateful to my wife, Colline, who introduced the GALS methodology to me. Initially, I thought that my wife was solely responsible for the work within the household. The GALS methodology has…

Integrating the GALS methodology in VSLAs, and in agricultural produce marketing

“Our group was formed as a small women cash for work group. Later, we received training from different organizations and the Local Government on group formation and dynamics, leadership and group…

Grace Aloyo and Mark Olara sharing a light moment with their children as they both care for them

A NEED FOR GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE GENDER RELATIONS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Harriet Mbabazi

COVID-19 impacted gendered roles and responsibilities of households and community members as women continue to shoulder the burden of care and undertake a greater proportion of household labour. A…

Jonas watering lettuce near his house in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement

Oxfam in Uganda Newsletter February 2021

In our monthly roundup, we bring you updates of the Writing Training and Digital Influencing workshop that Oxfam in Uganda staff participated in, and the Empower@Scale and Youth Empowerment and…

ADAPTING THE GENDER ACTION LEARNING SYSTEM (GALS) IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

Gender norms and stereotypes constrain the opportunities for both women and men. According to World Bank gender overview, gender inequality has put females at a disadvantage with women facing legal…

Woman speaks out against land grabbing during Land Awareness Week 2017

PELUM Uganda - Economic Empowerment for Sustainable Livelihoods

PELUM Uganda has enjoyed great collaboration with Oxfam since 2006. Our journey together has been very rewarding. In the earlier years, we greatly profited from institutional strengthening of PELUM…

Ezale Swaib from Yumbe district despite being blind was able together with his wife to develop their family vision using the GALS methodology. He says it hangs in their house and although he cannot see it, he can explain it so well and they are working on seeing their vision a reality.

Gender Action learning System Methodology

Gender norms and stereotypes constrain the opportunities for both women and men. According to World Bank gender overview (2016)1, gender inequality has put females at a disadvantage with women facing…

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