Gender Based Violence

David Aungo, Male Champions trainer, speaking to Male Champions and women in Ivempi settlement

Men as allies for combating gender-based violence

Gone are the days when traditional gender roles dictated how men and women interacted in the home. Women in Bidibidi settlement now have a voice and can easily express themselves due to the…

Violence against women is a human rights violation which requires all of us to rise up for action. Let’s rise up for our sisters, mothers, wives, daughters, girlfriends. Let’s rise up to action – together for equality. Photo:Oxfam

Hear my noise in the storm!

Peace Immaculate Chandini

Divorced with four kids, Esther (not real names) battled with a violent partner for several years. Constrained by the belief in the Lugbara culture that domestic violence is a private issue, Esther…

Generations of Work Without Pay

28/08/2018. Kampala, Uganda –Oxfam and partner Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) has today launched a report showing the ways in which the unpaid care and domestic workload on women keeps them poor and…

Alur Florence fetches water as her husband does other chores at home. photo credit Julius Kasujja/Oxfam

Gender Roles and the Care Economy in Ugandan Households

This report examines the distribution of unpaid care and domestic work in households in the Ugandan districts of Kaabong, Kabale and Kampala. It seeks to understand the connection between social…

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