Day 2 Wednesday 27th Sept Case study Presentation on green water and sanitation technologies and women Open discussion WECF and ARUWE Case on water and sanitation for credit Community Fund Introduction into citizens´ cooperatives, especially energy cooperatives and discussing potential for Ugandan communities WECF Project monitoring – – joint session where partners share their best practices WECF Day 3 Thursday 28th Sept Visit ARUWE Agro ecological farm Participate in weaving Participate in construction of bamboo technology Participate in construction of bamboo technology Participate in construction of bamboo technology Participants demonstrate the use of facilities at the demo farm Day 4 Friday 29th Sept Visit ARUWE individual beneficiaries Visit Hunger project (Epic Centre) Beneficiary 1 Bio lessons learnt and feedback from the field visit Way forward for the informal network and Action planning Closing Remarks ARUWE WEFC Departure from Kiboga to Kampala
ARUWE ARUWE (Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment) is non-profit, Organization working with marginalized groups of people principally rural Women and children. ARUWE registered as an NGO in 2008 and we work to strengthen women’s leadership so that collectively they can break the chains of poverty, patriarchy, class and sexual repression. We support rural women to advocate for economic justice as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights; promote education and lifelong learning; enable communities to adapt to climate change and challenge the negative impact of rigid and oppressive gender stereotypes. Mirembe Agnes is a Community Development worker with a working experience of over 10 years. She is the interim Executive Director for ARUWE and she is a graduate from Makerere with an M.A in Ethics and Public Planning (2009). She has got experience and trainings in rural development in the WASH sector, health and institution development and governance etc. ERBACHER STIFTUNG The German based ERBACHER Foundation supports development aid intents in rural regions worldwide. Projects especially important are those promoting livestock husbandry, crop production, drinking water supply and environmental protection. Erbacher wants to contribute in making life in rural areas worthwhile living again. Since a few years, priority countries are Uganda, Tanzania and India where projects are being funded. Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) The WECF Network is a network of 150 member organizations and individual members who share a common concern to promote a just and healthy planet for all, strengthen the role of women and promote a gender and rights based approach in environment and sustainable development policy and implementation. Over the past 20 years, WECF has developed into an international network where capacity building of the member organizations, joint implementation of demonstration projects, and exchange of experience have become the basis of reciprocal cooperation. In order to reach its goals WECF implements projects in partnership with local organizations in 50 countries. Dr. Claudia Wendland is water and sanitation expert and promotes re-use oriented sanitation and biogas systems which are adapted to local conditions. Her country expertise is mainly in Uganda, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania and Jordan. Katharina Habersbrunner is the WECF energy coordinator implementing renewable energy projects with NGO partners in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as training of local citizens for installation and maintenance of solar systems and development of financial and institutional mechanisms like citizens´ cooperatives.