Gender equality & social inclusion in public procurement via reservation schemes opens employment opportunities for women, PWDs & youth. Had a great week working with the Ug Public Procurement Authority & Equal Opportunities Commission on these issues.

npa.ug/wp-content/upl… National Planning Authority 🇺🇬 in collaboration with NUDIPU & Sightsavers issues National Disability Inclusive Planning Guidelines for Uganda #LeaveNoOneBehind

Unpaid care work keeping Ugandan women poor theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Unpai… via The EastAfrican

#DEADLINE Stakeholders are invited to submit comments/feedback on this report bit.ly/2THALmh It is a baseline study on access & usage of ICTs by PWDs. Submit to [email protected] or send a physical copy addressed to the Executive Director - UCC #UCCStudyonPWDs

Globally, women and girls who’ve survived violence still fear the repercussions of saying #MeToo. This has to change ActionAid UK have just launched a campaign demanding justice for survivors across the world. Please add your voice: actionaid.org.uk/justice

Barriers hindering persons with disabilities from accessing social protection... Teenager unable to walk or talk made to travel 25 miles for benefits interview mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/t…

🔊 NEW PUBLICATION: The International Labour Organization and #UNWomen Handbook on Fiscal Space shows that there are several financing options available even in the poorest countries to finance #SDGs including universal #socialprotection #USP2030 bit.ly/2NQqDGK

The global cost of corruption is at least 5% of world GDP un.org/press/en/2018/…; The financing gap for achieving universal social protection coverage in 2019 is 1.6% of the GDP of low and middle income countries ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/… Plug corruption & finance SP #USP2030

Today 🇬🇧 funded NU-TEC Market Development programme shared findings of a study on how women are using mechanization services in agriculture in Northern 🇺🇬. Findings from the study state that supply of tractor services needs to increase to meet the growing demand in Northern 🇺🇬.

It would be a great opportunity to leverage and scale up the digital cash delivery system established under the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development #SAGE programme so people can buy food and other stuff. Food distribution logistics is a complicated operation in such a lockdown.

Tomorrow. Join us as we delve into #COVID19UG and #SocialProtection with stephenkasaija Irene Among Katabaazi Patrick Esq Gloria Nakajubi ESP Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Frank K Tumwebaze,MP: Isaiah 41: 11 Simon E. Omoding Parliament of Uganda David Lambert Tumwesigye

Will schools return to where they left off before the lock down or will they continue on the assumption that all kids have been home schooled? Just wondering about rural kids and kids whose parents are not literate🤔 Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda

Lockdown measures will worsen poverty and vulnerabilities among the world’s two billion informal economy workers, says the International Labour Organization. #COVID19

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Dear workers, read this. My view has changed after reading. I now support midterm access to our savings! CLA, LABOUR POWER HOUSE Kenneth Barigye Jude Byamukama CSBAG (csbag.org) EPRC Brian MK Ramathan Ggoobi Mary Serumaga Mama Kwezi Kemigisa of Uganda✌🇺🇬 Bafaki Yonah, PhD Godber Tumushabe Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) SABIITI HERBERT smart24tv.co.ug/2020/05/13/lyo…

A wheelchair user struggling to access 5th Floor of Senate Building @MakerereU; #StopTheExclusion #TurnTheLiftsOn

These victims were mothers and fathers, locals and passers-by, children and unborn babies... ...shot and killed by the same security forces whose job it is to protect the citizens of Uganda.

If it were up to me, all journal articles about Africa would be open access. How shall we influence development when access fees preclude researchers and policy makers from accessing the science 🤔

So saddened to hear about the untimely death of Daniel Graymore - a brilliant human, funny, strong values. Committed to making the world a better place. Patient, tolerant and caring. It was an honour and a joy to work with him over the years Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. He will be much missed

Through the Social Protection lense Join us on Monday with Dr. Ayume Charles Allana Kembabazi Makaire Fredrick @dablinmpuuga #SocialProtectionUg #UgandaHealthExhibition ISER Uganda EPRC Parliament Of Uganda Ministry of Health- Uganda Dr. Diana Atwine