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MDGs in Uganda: What are the achievements for women?

This article discusses the achievements and challenges for women in Uganda in relation to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It highlights progress made in reducing poverty, improving education, promoting gender equality, reducing child and maternal mortality, and tackling HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. The article also addresses the factors influencing these achievements, such as income inequality, access to education and healthcare, and infrastructure limitations.

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MDGs in Uganda: What are the achievements for women?

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  1. MDGs in Uganda: What are the achievements for women? by Margaret Kakande H/BMAU

  2. Outline • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education • Goal 3:Promote gender equality and empower women • Goal 4:Reduce child mortality • Goal 5:Improve maternal health • Goal 6:Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

  3. PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE

  4. Income share of the bottom 40% and top 10%

  5. Employment status 2009/10

  6. Implications for women • Women have experienced some income poverty reduction but to a less extent compared to the men. • With the widening inequality, the women are concentrated in the lower quintiles of the poor. • This means continued marginalization and limited decision making powers. • Reduced malnutrition means that the incidence of diseases is checked. This is good for the care givers.

  7. Net enrolment ratio at primary level of education by sex

  8. Primary Education Completion rates by sex

  9. Females as percentage of gross enrolments

  10. Proportion of seats held by women in Parliament

  11. Representation of women among cabinet and state Ministers in Uganda

  12. Implications for women and girls • Access to education for girls has greatly improved at primary and secondary levels but is still an issue at tertiary level. • At Universities the females are mainly in the Arts subjects although government favours Scientists. • Affirmative action has seen more women in positions of policy making. • However, there has been slow regulatory reform to facilitate effective women’s economic empowerment. For instance the MAD Bill was not passed.

  13. Maternal health

  14. Maternal health cont.

  15. HIV/AIDS prevalence rates

  16. Implications for women • Infant and child mortality has reduced which is good for the mothers- care givers • The women who are the care givers suffer poor reproductive health. Unfortunately with the reversal in the prevalence of the HIV/AIDs scourge, they are most affected. • This almost reverses any empowerment gains that they would have achieved.

  17. What are the factors influencing achievement? • Household incomes are critical for accessing social services in education and health. The costs of accessing are both direct and indirect. • Ineffective implementation of public programmes and therefore poor service delivery. There are inefficiencies resulting from poor prioritization and wastage/leakages

  18. Factors cont. • Inadequate infrastructure particularly feeder roads and electricity. This not only affects access to and use of social services but are important drivers of income growth at the household level.

  19. THE END Thank You For God andMy Country

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