What are our activities?

For NACWOLA member beneficiaries, numbering more than 40,000, NACWOLA holds branch meetings in more than 23 districts and in 6 sub-branches of Kampala.

NACWOLA carries out IEC activities through drama performances, TV talk shows, community sensitisation, testimonies and paper presentations at workshops, seminars, and at conferences at National and International levels. NACWOLA also produces the newsletter "Positive Woman" in six languages.

Women are encouraged to become economically self- reliant through income generating activities in various fields including heiffer, piggery, poultry and goat rearing, retail, revolving funds and other home-based projects. IGA management and business skills training are also carried out.

We provide psycho-social support through home visits and counseling to members, their children and entire communities.

NACWOLA's Memory Project responds to needs and problems of parents and children living in AIDS-affected families. It aims at empowering HIV infected parents to support their children to survive parental loss with less trauma. Parents are supported through training to disclose their HIV staus and ill health to their children, plan for the future by establishing child guardianship arrangements, and provide documentation of important family history and precious memories in the format provided by the Memory Book. We provide legal assistance for the preparation of valid wills and we work with children to enhance their understanding and acceptance of AIDS in the family.

We provide capacity building to staff members and leaders through training to ensure organisational strengthening and sustainability.

NACWOLA is active in advocacy and awareness raising on the rights of HIV positive women and their families.

For the broader community within Uganda, we unite with other AIDS and women's support organisations in lobbying efforts to eliminate stigma and improve the quality of life for all persons living with HIV/AIDS.

For the international community, NACWOLA participates in international events and hosts international visitors in its headquarters in Kampala.

We exhibit information on NACWOLA's HIV/AIDS programs, respond to questions, and sell crafts made by our members at exhibitions around the world.

We are part of the international community that promotes research, drugs and microbicides, and the elimination of barriers to effective participation in work and at home by persons living with HIV/AIDS.

NACWOLA beauty saloon

Training for the Memory Project