Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan

Type Book Section - Women and poverty eradication efforts in Uganda: Why is ending gendered poverty still far-fetched
Title Education, creativity, and economic empowerment in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan
Author(s)
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2014
Page numbers 43-59
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
City New York
Country/State USA
URL https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137438508_4
Abstract
This chapter highlights the causes of gendered poverty in light of existing programs and mechanisms in Uganda aimed at poverty erad­ication especially among women. The study describes Uganda’s cur­rent situation regarding gendered poverty and its attempts at poverty reduction. Poverty and gendered poverty are defined to support this discussion. Also, there is a discussion of the Ugandan government’s efforts at addressing gendered poverty through the promotion of a Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) program targeting women, and pov­erty reduction mechanisms such as the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), Poverty Action Fund (PAF), and Poverty Reduction Strategic Plans (PRSPs). A discussion of a way forward with recom­mendations is included with the conclusion.

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