WE ARE NOLONGER THE SAME.

women leaders from Yesu Atubaliye after the training ready

YESU ATUBALIYE is a women group in Ntotoro Sub County of Bundibugyo district. It has a membership of 13 small women groups cutting across the sub county. A total of 34 women leaders of the small groups were trained on human rights protection and promotion.  

 The purpose of the training was to empower more women with skills to address human rights challenges in the communities/sub counties where they come from. To understand the meaning of rights and duties and able to differentiate between duties and roles. And equip them with tools as a yard stick towards community sensitization of women on rights protection in the conflicting environment.

Ms Susan Muhindo stressed that, "We are no longer the same after this training. Some of these issues have been hidden from us for a long time and it is now that we understand them, for example rights as highlighted in the constitution on inheritance of property, marriage, women empowerment and minority groups."

united for co-existence.

According to the participants, who were mainly women engaged mainly in farming and smaller business, they  highlighted the issues of gender role as key in family. They mentioned that the knowledge obtained will be equally  shared with other members of their small groups including sharing in the churches. “We have been empowered to engage those in authority on our rights as women.”
At the end of the training the members composed a SONG that calls for  a talk about human rights and peaceful co-existence.