Africa Knowledge Management Portal
Informing health decisions and actions
Description
Uganda has made significant progress on among others poverty reduction which reduced from 56 in 1992 to 19.7 percent in 2014, the expansion of educational opportunities for young people with 90 percent of the population aged 6-10 years now attending school, and, formulation of gender responsive policies and strategies. This has enhanced the gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in response to the requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda which prohibits all forms of discrimination and provides for the protection and promotion of women��s rights.