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According to her, everytime equality for women tries to make any sound, men instead coil instead of coming through to help
“When men see empowerment of women, they sort of coil. They do not look at it like a positive. That has destroyed the struggle for gender equality and women’s empowerment,” Miria Matembe said.
On top of that she says government is not interested in the vulnerable people in the country. Apparently, government enjoys watching people suffer.
Matembe said this while in an interview on NTV. She was commenting about the rise in teenage pregnancies recently. She put this on poverty. Apparently, poverty leads to ignorance
“The causes of child marriages and teenage pregnancies include poverty. Poverty leads to ignorance. People do not know that girl child is, probably more useful to the parents than the boy.”
However, Jackson Chekweko, a worker at Reproductive Health Uganda said, girls in for example refugee camps have sex for survival. According to him, contraceptives should be provide
“We have girls in refugee camps who are having sex to survive. We also have girls who are growing up around their mothers who are sex workers. Let us have emergency contraception provided to these girls.” He said.
Some people didn’t seem to like this idea because giving contraceptives means girls are free to have sex
“In simple terms, let the girls continue to have sex, but they shouldn’t get pregnant. How about you provide better and safe environments for them to grow? How about HIV?” A one Ehussein said.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
