Civic and political participation of women market vendors in Kaliro and Lira Districts - Oeganda - APT

To increase civic and political participation of women market vendors in Kaliro, and Lira districts, Uganda. Promoting transformative, active leadership and participation of market women in the administration and management of markets in the targeted districts will contribute to the fulfilment of women’s rights and sustained economic and social empowerment including reduced financial and physical abuse. ): The logic of this project is premised on the evidence that female market vendors are systemically excluded from civic and political spaces, and decision-making within them, due to unequal power dynamics and deeply engrained gender norms. Improving civic and political participation of female market vendors requires establishing understanding of their rights and entitlements amongst the women as rights holders, and the obligations of duty bearers to respond to and fulfil those rights.

1) Market women empowered through transformative leadership skills and civic participation 2) Market women’s agency active and meaningfully influencing decision-making at national, district and local levels 3) Increased economic empowerment and resilience of women market vendors in the selected markets