Introduction

Dear Friends,
Greetings to all of you. It is great that we are having such an imoportant forum to learn from each other. My name is Monicah Amoding. Iam a Ugandan female aged 27 years from North Eastern part of Uganda, a region that is just recovering from the Lord’s Resistance Amrmy (LRA) conflict but currently working and residing in Kampala the capital city of Uganda.

I am a women’s rights activist consistently working to make a contribution to the women’s movement for gender equality in Uganda and Africa. I hold a Bachelors degree in Social Sciences with a bias in Social Administration and Economics. Currently Iam writing up my thesis for an award of a Masters degree in Gender Studies from Makerere University on a research topic; Youth Particiapation in Peace building: A gender anlysis of the peace building initiatives in Gulu District.

I have experience in Policy Analysis, research, Advocacy and Communications. My main interest is in the area of Conflict and Peacebuilding, Commucations, human rights and gender issues.

Currently, I am working for a women’s parliamentary association (Uganda Women Parliamentary Association- UWOPA) as a Policy and Communications Officer. I am also currently volunteering my time in building up a newly founded Young Women Leaders African Movement (YWLAM)-Uganda Chapter. Through this new initiative; I am working to strengthen the Young Women’s Movement in Uganda.

I am also a founder member of the Centre for Advancement of Gender Equality (CAGE), a newly founded organisation that we are building to promote the ideals of gender equality in Uganda. I am particularly building up a programme that will closely work with young women and men. I have special interest in working and empowering young people.


I look forward to fruitful exchanges with all the YAC team.


Monicah Amoding