Katosi Women Development Trust UK
KWDT projects for self-managed women's groups
Entreprenuerial Development
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Enterprise Development
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Initiating income generating activities - tank building, bee keeping, mushroom farming, fish farming, yoghurt production, soap making
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Training in book keeping, record keeping, entrepreneurial skills
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Co-operative Marketing activities – milk sales, processing, yoghurt making, buying, fruit trees and animal fodder
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Integrated Sustainable Agriculture
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Acquisition of animal, seeds and plants for organic farming
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Equipping women with knowledge and skills for sustainable, back-yard agriculture
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Engaging in complementary agricultural production, agro forestry, mushroom growing, bee keeping, fish farming, horticulture and bio gas production
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Micro Finance
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Access to credit
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Promoting a culture of saving
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Empowering Women in Africa
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Mentoring Women for participation in decision making at community and district level
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Leadership, human rights and advocacy training
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Advocating for community recognition of women’s rights and abilities and for gender equality
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Establishing Advocacy Clubs and conducting community dialogues
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Capacity building to ensure sustainability for the results of the programmes
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Training women to train others in the community
Health
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Water, Hygiene and Sanitation for families and local schools
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Construction of domestic and communal rain water harvesting tanks, community shallow wells, spring wells, drying racks and tippy tap
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Provision of Ventilated Pit latrines and Ecological Sanitation (Esosan) latrines
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Establishing school Health and Sanitation Clubs
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Training for women in hygiene and sanitation
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Local management and maintenance of water, hygiene and sanitation facilities
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HIV/AIDS Awareness, Malaria and Water Related Diseases Programmes
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HIV/AIDS Awareness raising
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Providing guidance, counselling and referrals for infected women
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Advocating for improved services and rights for those living with HIV/AIDS
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Infant, Reproductive and Maternal Health Programmes
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Training in infant, reproductive and maternal health.
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Encouraging mutual support within self-managed groups
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Advocating for improved health services
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KWDT achieving MDGs
KWDT programmes specifically address the achievement of 4 key Millennium Development Goals
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria & other diseases
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