About UWONET
Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) is a women’s rights advocacy organization that exists to coordinate collective action among women’s rights and gender equality stakeholders for the attainment of gender equality and equity in Uganda.
UWONET was born out of the East African Women’s Conference held in Kampala in 1993 in preparation for the UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, China in 1995.
UWONET’s membership currently is comprised of 23 national women’s organizations and 9 individuals. UWONET is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) with a secretariat in Kampala- Uganda. UWONET’ envisions a Ugandan society free from gender discrimination and her mission is to transform unequal gender relations through collective visioning and action.
Goal
Improved gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in Uganda by 2028.
Our Core Values
In order to effectively undertake her mission, the following are the core values UWONET adopted for her strategic direction:
Women’s Dignity
We recognize, respect, promote and protect women’s inherent sense of self-worth and self-respect.
Equality
In pursuing our endeavour, we treat men and women equally, without gender discrimination and we strive for the elimination of all forms of unequal relations.
Accountability
We hold ourselves accountable to go to the highest level of ethical behaviour and responsibility in our actions, while mindful of integrity in our performance.
What We Believe in
We believe that transforming gender and power relations, and the structures, norms and values that reinforce them, is critical to ending poverty and challenging inequality.
UWONET believes that gender inequality and the marginalisation of the needs, roles and potential of women and girls are key factors limiting advances in sustainable development outcomes for all.
We further believe that women taking control and taking collective action are the key drivers of sustained improvements in women’s rights, UWONET works with all regardless of education, social status, gender and political affiliations and are a powerful force to sustainable development not only for women and girls, but for all. UWONET’s strength is hinged on the diversity of expertise and experience of her membership and allies working jointly towards a Ugandan society free of gender discrimination.
