Uganda
WONDER provides scholarships to help young women receive quality education in Uganda.
National Summary
Uganda has experienced rapid human development in the last few decades with an increase of 70% in its HDI from 1990 to 2019. However, major gender disparities still exist within the employment and education sector, which have exacerbated during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
With a predominantly rural population and 4.4 million people working in the informal sector, the economic downturn caused by COVID restrictions has pushed more people below the poverty line. 62% of women in Uganda work in vulnerable employment and unpaid care work, which means that the pandemic has disproportionately affected the livelihood of women.
Quick Facts
43.5 million national population
70.8% female literacy rate
20.3% living under the poverty line
62% women work in the informal sector
Featured partners and projects
Baytree Centre
Baytree Centre empowers women and girls through education and skills development programmes in London.
FPTI
FPTI provides vocational training courses in hospitality to young women with fewer opportunities in the Philippines.
ISSI
ISSI provides vocational training in the healthcare sector, equipping students to become nurses and midwives in DRC.
Tewa Training Centre
Tewa provides quality education for women and girls in order for them to acquire professional skills in hospitality in Kenya.
