Supporting women with improved seeds
ABOUT US
Tusobola (means WE CAN) Women Initiatives Network – TWIN is a women founded and led organisation which serves to empower women through a holistic approach to ensure that they live decent livelihoods. Tusobola Women Initiatives Network - TWIN was established in 2017 and registered a Community Based non profit making organization, with a goal of empowering women and girls to have a strong economic status, their rights promoted and protected and have equal access to resources and services.
OUR VISSION
Communities where all women and girls are holistically empowered regardless of their status.
OUR MISSION
We are dedicated to a holistic empowerment of women and girls to achieve their full economic status, promote equality, protect their rights, participation and access to resources.
Our strategic objectives
Promote initiatives that improve and empower the social and economic status of women and girls through sustainable development projects.
Promote initiatives focused at addressing rights, gender equality, discrimination, gender based violence for women and girls.
Promote equal access to resources and services by women and girls.
HOW WE WORK
Through a participatory and networking approach, TWIN mobilizes, coordinates, organizes and builds capacity of women self-help groups with a common goal of improving their livelihoods for self sufficiency. Besides supporting women self-help groups, TWIN implements direct community development projects focused at improving livelihoods of vulnerable/marginalized and poor women, girls and children.
In TWIN we endeavor to address the challenges and problems faced by women, girls and children by implementing the following programs.
WHY WOMEN AND GIRLS
Women and girls are faced with several challenges that affect their livelihoods and wellbeing. In Uganda 51% of the population is composed of women, but have unequal access to resources and services compared to men. Social and economic empowerment of women is a crucial strategy to enable them to overcome poverty, cope with shocks and improve their well-being.
When women realize their economic goals, whether it’s growing a business, improving their home or investing in training or education, they’re more resilient and able to provide for themselves and their families. Yet, globally, women continue to trail men in formal labour force participation, land and property ownership, and access to financial services, like credit and savings.
In TWIN we implement programs tailored to address and overcome the multiple obstacles that can leave women, girls and children trapped in poverty, illiteracy, poor health, poor access to education and other basic necessities.