Measuring the impact of gender equality innovations for transformative youth agricultural livelihoods project in Ntoroko and Kasese in western Uganda

This pilot sub-project of the Youth in Action (YiA) programme identifies and addresses discriminatory social and gender norms and practices in households, communities and market institutions that prevent young women from advancement and attaining their potential in the agricultural sector. The report reviews project milestones, curriculum development, implementation, learning and action phases, and includes the challenges from disruptive policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The YiA+ project builds on the successes of YiA

Impact Of Covid-19 On Women Workers In The Urban Informal Economy In Uganda And Kenya

Globally, 2 billion of the world’s employed population aged 15 and older work informally, representing 61.2 percent of global employment, with the vast majority of employment in Africa (85.8 percent) being informal (ILO, 2018). In Uganda, nearly 14 million or 98 percent of Uganda’s total working-age population is engaged in the informal sector; of these, 87 percent are women workers. The informal sector has, for the last decade, consistently contributed more than 55 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In Kenya, the informal sector by 2019 provided a livelihood to approximately 15 million people and absorbed up to 88 percent of the women workers, according to the International Labour Organization. The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is implementing REBUILD, a research project that seeks to understand how the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and policy response affected informal women workers of Kenya and Uganda. ICRW undertook a review of secondary data on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on informal women workers in Kenya and Uganda. This report presents summary findings and recommendations from our study, we conducted an analytical review of data from institutional reports, published articles, journal papers, policy reports, and secondary data analysi

Transforming Work for Women in the Informal Economy: Gaps And Opportunities For Social Protection In Uganda

This paper outlines the role of social protection mechanisms in safeguarding individuals' livelihoods while also providing safety nets necessary to help them cope with or respond to risks, emergencies, or crises. It shares learnings from the REBUILD project which is implemented by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). REBUILD seeks to assess social protection systems during the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight emerging gaps and opportunities for informal women workers in Uganda. This paper also draws on discussions from ICRW's REBUILD Research and Policy Uptake Group (RPUG) meeting with both State and non-State actors working with informal women workers to highlight measures necessary to protect these workers from short and long-term socioeconomic shocks