AWE News
Grain Storehouse Nearly Finished!
Needed: Funds to repair flawed storehouse
Although the Rotary International Global Grant authorized funds to build a grain storehouse in the AWE compound, the contractor did not do the job properly. In addition to other flaws, nails were used to construct the roof, which caused leaks. Before the women farmers...
Savings and Loan Circles
The AWE women in six villages of Omoro District have formed about 30 Savings and Loan Circles (S&L), each with 12 to 25 members. These circles provide a safe place to save small amounts of money and offer access to capital for small business ventures. Members meet...
Six AWE Women Trained to Dig Wells
“I never knew that I, as a woman, could receive this kind of training! I am grateful for the support, and I will go back to the village to encourage other women that some things we just fear for nothing; we can together change our society.”
The Lion of Global Grant 2120848
The Lion of Global Grant 2120848 It is not often that a Rotary project reports its workers being terrorized by a lion, but that’s exactly what happened during the pre-project work for Global Grant 2120848. The initiative, titled Helping Women Farmers in Uganda,...
The Compound is Secure!
Thank you to the women of Portland Yacht Club, Oregon! In December of 2022, the iron gates planned to secure the compound were in storage. Soaring Inflation had prevented last few feet of wall enclosing the compound from being built, and additional structural work...
Maize Yield Improves with Training
MAIZE YIELDS FOR THE 2022 MAIN SEASON CROP GROWN IN SIX VILLAGES IN OMORO DISTRICT BY WOMEN FARMERS WHO HAD BEEN TRAINED IN BETTER FARMING METHODS FOR SIX MONTHS BY A ROTARY INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL GRANT PROJECT RESULTS: Comparison of maize yields for two main season...
Skills Training
AWE continues to empower the Women and the girls and its members with skills training since this is the form of non formal education that is short term and also empowers them to start with an IGA to help their families. The women farmers benefit a lot especially in...
Support for Mothers
Most of the northern Uganda community is still recovering from insurgency and many in the community especially the women and girls lack skills as well as hope and encouragement. In particular the child mothers/youth who are parents already at their young age...