Cultural expectations in women’s economic empowerment: Case of women and men farmers in Uganda

By Eileen Nchanji, Grace Nanyonjo, and Isaac Muggaga Common beans are a valuable crop across sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to food nutrition security and income for smallholder farmers. It was considered…

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Women Building Resilience In Sub Saharan Africa

These articles first appeared in the Gender Newsletter dated 30 Sept 2020 by Eileen Nchanji – PABRA Gender Specialist in collaboration…

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Women entrepreneurs empowered through beans – Christella, Sheila

Sheila Alumo, East Africa Development Company, Uganda Sheila Alumo is the Managing Director of the Eastern Agricultural Development Company Ltd…

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Empowering women entrepreneurs to feed the nation

A case of Ms. Christella Ndayishimye from Burundi The political unrest that rocked Burundi in 2015 plunged the country into a crisis of displaced population and food shortage. Through the…

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Sensitization on Gender-responsive nutrition in rural Uganda: A community approach

By Eileen Bogweh Nchanji and Grace Nanyonjo ‘Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.’ Women empowerment is cited as one of the pathways…

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Women drink like our fathers and do not cook like our mothers: deconstructing leisure activities in rural-urban Kenya

By Eileen Nchanji Being in Kenya for barely three months, I was still grasping with the different ways in which gender plays out in the office and country I will…

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