The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers

 

 

FIDA Uganda was most delighted to host officials from the Ford Foundation as they paid a courtesy visit on Friday 2 March 2012.

 

During the visit, smiles, laughter and tears revealed the close bonds and passions shared between FIDA Uganda and the Ford Foundation.

 

Among the guests was Mr. Maurice Makoloo. In November 2011, Mr. Makoloo was appointed as the Ford Foundation’s representative for Eastern Africa, serving Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

 

The Ford Foundation has been and continues to be one of FIDA Uganda’s most supportive partners in the protection of women’s rights. FIDA Uganda expresses sincerest gratitude to the Ford Foundation for its unwavering support.

 

“Working with Visionaries on the Frontlines of Social Change Worldwide” -  The Ford Foundation

 

 

It is indeed an honor to be identified as one of the visionaries on the frontlines of social change that the Ford Foundation has repeatedly chosen to work with.

 

FIDA Uganda looks forward to celebrating continued successes with the Ford Foundation in the protection of women’s rights.

 

 

Media Coverage

 

 

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The Ford Foundation's visit as reported in the New Vision (3 March 2012). Please click to view article.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please click here to view our web album containing photos from the Ford Foundation’s visit to FIDA Uganda on Friday 2 March 2012.

 

 

The following day: Community Legal Dialogues

 

 

Energized by the Ford Foundation’s visit, FIDA Uganda was in Mulago on Saturday 3 March 2012 holding community legal dialogues to engage communities and spread awareness on the law while offering free legal aid services through a mobile legal aid clinic.

 

FIDA Uganda thanks the Ford Foundation for making the community legal dialogues possible.

 

Please click here to view photos from the community legal dialogues held in Mulago on 3 March 2012.

 

http://www.fordfoundation.org/

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On 19 May 2011, Ms. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga was voted Speaker of the 9th Parliament of Uganda.

FIDA Uganda is extremely proud and deeply honored to congratulate Speaker Kadaga on this achievement. She is our country’s first woman speaker, and she carries credentials that make her perfect for the job.

 

As a highly competent woman lawyer with excellent leadership skills, Ms. Kadaga was president of FIDA Uganda from 1986 to 1989. She has contributed greatly to the growth and development of FIDA Uganda. Her successes humble and inspire FIDA Uganda. As our inspired members look to greater heights, we anticipate more women assuming positions in leadership and excelling in those positions.

 

We celebrate her successes with great excitement, knowing that she will do an excellent job as a Speaker who is highly conversant with the law and intimately familiar with the issues facing Ugandan women.

 

More information on Speaker Kadaga’s achievements can be found by clicking the image above.

 

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