FOWODE

Forum for Women in Democracy is a nonpartisan feminist organization that was born in 1995 to promote gender equality in all areas of decision making.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

IT’S OFFICIAL!🎉

Hon. Mary Kuteesa Kamuli, Minister of State for Gender and Culture, has officially launched FOWODE’s study, From Neutrality to Equity: A Gender Analysis of Uganda’s Tax Regime.

The conversation on gender and taxation takes centre stage!

#GenderAndTaxation

[juliet luutu @julietluutu]

The proposal to access our bank accounts should not be passed. It's is a violation of data collection principles and has a chilling effect on womens organizing . They will fear being labeled fundedmor politically exposed. @URAuganda @unwomenuganda @FOWODE_UGANDA @CSBAGUGANDA

[Nyanjura Doreen Omutatina @DoreenNyanjura]

@DailyMonitor Well done @FOWODE_UGANDA 🙏

[juliet luutu @julietluutu]

@FOWODE_UGANDA @mofpedU @URAuganda @ntvuganda @NBSBreakingNews This could be a tool for extortion. Small business women with limited legal literacy be one east targets for intimidation and bribery by officials threatening to block their accounts @SolomeNakaweesi @pwatchug @CSBAGUGANDA @patriciamunabi

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

A lot of effort has gone into getting Ugandans to go digital with their money. Those efforts are likely to be reversed if Govt is allowed to access people's bank accounts.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

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[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

.@kacita_uganda has worked to build an environment where women can participate freely in business. This proposal puts women traders at a disadvantage, threatening the gains they have made.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

"As a business community, we are in progressive mode. If this is implemented, we may slip back to keeping our money in shops and bags." - representative from @kacita_uganda, on Govt's push to access Ugandans' bank accounts.

[933 KFM @933kfm]

FOWODE’s Patricia Munaabi and other non-state actors urge the government to withdraw its bank account access proposal, citing threats to privacy, businesses and women’s economic empowerment.

#KFMUpdates

📸 Mike Sebalu

[juliet luutu @julietluutu]

FOWODE Condemns Government proposal to access Ugandans Bank accounts. This will curtail the progress in financial formalization. Women will be insecure and hold back their money and save is older insecure ways. #TaxJustice #GenderAndTaxation @FOWODE_UGANDA @URAuganda @pwatchug

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

"As a business community, we are in progressive mode. If this is implemented, we may slip back to keeping our money in shops and bags." - representative from @kacita_uganda, on Govt's push to access Ugandans' bank accounts.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

Follow this thread for updates

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (IV/IV)

We call on @BOU_Official @ugbankers and @ug_lawsociety to publicly defend bank confidentiality and push for clear, enforceable safeguards on any lawful access to customers' financial information.

#ProtectOurPrivacy

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (III/IV)

Any tax reform with gender and equity implications must undergo a rigorous gender and equity impact assessment under the PFM Act 2015, with the Equal Opportunities Commission, before it is adopted.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (III/IV)

Any tax reform with gender and equity implications must undergo a rigorous gender and equity impact assessment under the PFM Act 2015, with the Equal Opportunities Commission, before it is adopted.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (I/IV)

We call on Hon. Amos Lugoloobi and @mofpedU to withdraw the proposal in its current form and pursue no arrangement allowing broad access to private bank accounts without adequate legal safeguards.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (II/IV)

We call on @Parliament_Ug especially the Committee on Finance and @UWOPA, to uphold their earlier position and reject any proposal without clear legal limits, independent oversight and due process.

#ProtectOurPrivacy

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (I/IV)

We call on Hon. Amos Lugoloobi and @mofpedU to withdraw the proposal in its current form and pursue no arrangement allowing broad access to private bank accounts without adequate legal safeguards.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

OUR DEMANDS (I/IV)

We call on Hon. Amos Lugoloobi and @mofpedU to withdraw the proposal in its current form and pursue no arrangement allowing broad access to private bank accounts without adequate legal safeguards.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

Follow this thread for updates

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

NDP IV, the Parish Development Model and the GROW Project all commit to women's economic empowerment.

You cannot empower women with one hand and undermine their financial privacy and autonomy with the other.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

Follow this thread for updates

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

📢 PRESS CONFERENCE

Govt's renewed push to access Ugandans' bank accounts threatens our right to privacy (Art. 27), trust in banking, SMEs & women's hard-won savings.

Join us tomorrow:
🗓 Wed 28 Oct
⏰ 9:00 AM
📍 FOWODE Head Office

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

Women's salons, food stalls & tailoring businesses run on tiny margins. Freezing an account over a disputed UGX 300,000 assessment can halt her business and put her children's food and schooling at risk.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

Follow this thread for updates

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

Only 34% of Ugandan women hold formal accounts (FinScope 2023). For those who do, a private account is how she saves for school fees and protects her business capital.

Let's not push women back to insecure cash savings at home.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

Follow this thread for updates

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

Confidentiality is a basic element of doing business. Broad access to financial records undermines investor confidence and adds risk for SMEs.

Tax compliance matters but it must be lawful, transparent and proportionate.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

The Financial Institutions Act, 2004 protects the confidentiality of customers' financial information. Uganda's financial inclusion journey is built on that trust.

If weakened, those with the least savings turn away from banks first.

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

HAPPENING NOW: we're addressing Govt's renewed push to give URA and other state agencies unfettered access to Ugandans' bank accounts.

Follow this thread for updates

[FOWODE @FOWODE_UGANDA]

Article 27 of Uganda's Constitution guarantees every Ugandan the right to privacy & protects against unlawful search of property.

A bank account is private property. Access without a court order and due process is unconstitutional.

[Patricia Munabi @patriciamunabi]

@FOWODE_UGANDA is getting ready to make women's voices & issues heard at #COP31. Over the last 2 days, we joined CAN-U members in a technical meeting 2 review & finalize Uganda's civil society position paper on climate change. FOWODE is securing gender asks in the position paper