FOWODE awarded for Excellence in Institutional Governance

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FOWODE received an 2014 award for excellence in Institutional Governance at the 2014 Diakonia Gender Summit that took place on 26th to 29th October.

 The first ever Gender Summit in Uganda was organized by Diakonia with support from the Swedish International Development Association (SIDA). The Summit brought together partners of Diakonia who were part of a programme that is deepening gender programming in Uganda.  The award is given to an organization for demonstrated excellence in gender mainstreaming through effective implementation of Institutional Gender Action Plans. 

The Gender Action Plans were developed by FOWODE and other partners following a capacity building programme aimed at  strengthening partners gender work and practices.
This year’s Gender Summit was focused on advancing excellence and effectiveness of organizations in gender mainstreaming at all levels (the levels included, Institutional Governance (Main category), Project specific, Communication and Education, , Leadership and Workplace). Winners were chosen on the basis of engaging on-site, interactive learning experiences to create common ground on gender issues and champions for new approaches, motivating and energizing delegates to become advocates/champions of gender accountability and equality, demonstrating good practices and showcasing the excellent work happening in the area of gender.  



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