UGANDA MUSLIM WOMEN ASSOCIATION (UMWA)

PRESENTATION ON SLM WORKS AT ARC MUKONO 2014 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP- ANKRAH FOUNDATION 14th October,2014

HAJJAT ANIPHER NADDIMA, UMWA Chairperson &

Hajjat A.K. Sebyala UMWA IF-Project Coordinator

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THE ROADMAPA. INTRODUCTION

B. VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/wtch?v=fI49NkHyavI)

C. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE & SUCCESS STORIES?

D. CHALLENGES

E. WAY FORWARD

INTRODUCTION

• UMWA FORMED IN 1978

• OBJECTIVE : TRAINING and DEVELOPING MUSLIM WOMEN IN UGANDA

• OVER 200 ACTIVE MEMBERS

• IN 2013 with ARC support ,STARTED –FGW ( NOW ISLAMIC FARMING -IF)

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Practical Learning -STUDY TOUR-UMWA members to Gomba

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- Team/ Group work- Big Garden set up at Bombo

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New Techniques - FGW planting on Big Garden

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Healthy demonstration Garden in a small urban Plot of land

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Healthy & better product Yield

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INCOME =Ready for the market

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OTHERS -UMWA Chair sensitizes on Environment & different fruits &

medicinal trees

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BUILT INTERNAL CAPACITY,UMWA Chair + a Member Train others in ISLAMIC

FARMING

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Members at an inhouse IF training, Sept, 2014

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CHALLENGES- Not own big land as UMWA. Initial yields not very good- improve with time

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Way forward

• TO ACQUIRE OWN LAND AND SET UP A DEMONSTRATION FARM

THANK YOU to ARC &to You all FOR LISTENING & May God bless you

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