An integration of young rural woman-centered interventions to amplify voices, enhance access to information, and catalyze participation in public discourse.
During the first physical Bootcamp of @dw_akademie's Reclaiming Spaces for young rural women Fellowship in November 2023, we were introduced to Human Centered Design approach to project design. This learning reflected in each Innovator's final project pitch on 19th April 2024.
"I have been a woman with no information but today my brain has been switched on..." Akiteng Betty.
AAP for Rural Women aims to close the information gap for young rural women to empower their decision-making,and participation in Public dialogue.
#ReclaimingSpacesForRuralWomen
"We the young women have finally been remembered..."
Here is what Akol Harriet had to say about the capacity-building program for young rural women, and the Inter-generational dialogues with local council leaders. #ReclaimingSpacesForRuralWomen#AccessAmpifyParticipation
@AAPRuralWomen team was in Asuret subcounty in Soroti district on Monday 18th March to implement the initiatives designed for young rural women to amplify voices, increase access to key information, and catalyze participation in public debates. We are partnering with @EtopRadio
AAP for Rural Women is a social innovation from @dw_akademie's #ReclaimingSpacesForRuralWomen project. The project received seed funding for a pilot phase which ends on 30th March 2024
The respondents also indicated keen interest in information about sexual reproductive health, how to respond in case of victimization of domestic violence from their male spouses, and how they can acquire child support in cases of separation.