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Background

Kas Women Integrated Development Agency is a non-profit making organization operating in Uganda with her head office in Soroti City in Soroti District. It was conceived in 2012 as a community based organization and registered as a non-governmental organization in 2013. Kas Women Integrated Development Agency focuses on empowering Women and Children who are vulnerable and school dropouts due to culture and gender inequality. Kas Women Integrated Development Agency works with line ministries and organizations to ensure the promotion of food security, livelihood, Women & Childrens' rights, good governance and accountability, promote girl child education, health water and sanitation.

The beneficiaries of Kwida are characterized by of gender based violence due to deep rooted cultural believes in the society they live in leading to forced early marriages. Kas Women Integrated Development Agency (KWIDA) exists to engage Women and Children in psycho-socio change through their rights, gender equality, promote socio economic development, good governance and accountability.

Vision.

We envision a community in which women and girls are empowered with equal rights to engage in socioeconomic development, good governance and accountability.

Mission.

Our mission is to ensure that women and girls engage in economic development and increase awareness on equal opportunities and good governance.

Motto.

Stand up for women and save the nation.

Goal.

Kas Women Integrated Development Agency is to facilitate interaction social and economic support and transformation among women and girls in their communities.

Core Values.

  • Professionalism: We believe in evidence based intervention through research, survey and literature review.
  • Fairness: Gender based equality among girls and women in the community.
  • Rights: Good governance and transparency: KWIDA believes in being accountable for the effectiveness of our actions and open with our judgment and communication with others.
  • Respect for Women rights: We believe in deliberate strengthening of the women and girls capacity to engage in economic development and initiatives intended to protection of women and girl rights.
  • Kas Women Integrated Development Agency undertakes the operation with integrity towards our clients, the people we serve our staff and partners.

Objectives.

  • To mobilize and sensitize women on their rights and promote economic
    • development.
  • To enhance women involvement in good governance and social accountability.
  • Promote women and gender equality in Socio-economic development.
  • To network and collaborate with sister organizations and agencies on improving the lives of women and girls across the globe.

Activities.

  1. To train women and girls on their rights to socio economic development.
  2. To train women on mechanized farming and supply improved seed to curb food insecurity and household hunger.
  3. To train business opportunities and importance of value addition.
  4. To sensitize woman on government opportunities and their role in a changing society.
  5. Train women in leadership and their role in good governance and accountability.
  6. Train women on the importance village savings and loan associations.
  7. To increase civic education on the rights of girl child and reproductive health.
  8. Increase HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns in the rural communities.
  9. Link women entrepreneurs to larger markets for their products.
  10. To lobby support for entrepreneurship among women living with HIV/AIDS in the community.

Our philosophy.

KWIDA has her pride in evidence based practice through monitoring and evaluation of successful completion of programs and projects. Membership: KWIDA membership is a coalition of women and individuals who share passion for women rights, gender equality and promotion of initiatives that engage women in good governance and accountability. The members put together their meager resources to ensure the sustainability of rural development. Our Staff: KWIDAS staff is comprised of competent members who are professional and ethical in service delivery; they are motivated by passion and love for humanity with women being the source of power to change society. KWIDA currently has 9 full time volunteer staff engaged in training women and girls on their rights and engagement to economic development in the society.

Thematic areas.

  • Women and Gender.
  • Agriculture (Hunger and Food Security).
  • Reproductive Health.
  • Water and Sanitation.
  • Education.
  • Climate.

    • Experience.

    Kas Women Integrated Development Agency has experience in supporting Women & Children in Soroti City and Ngenge fight against house hold hunger and improves nutrition. The agency has been able to success fully engage women in sustainable food security through subsistence farming and small group savings loan associations (VSLA).

    Key achievements:

    1. Kas Women Integrated Development Agency mobilized and trained 2 groups of 30 women on small scale corn and bean farming to fight against household hunger in Ngenge and Cheboron sub-counties.
    2. Corn seeds were supplied to all beneficiaries in their respective locations.
    3. 30 Children living and working on the streets of Soroti were successfully enrolled and passed on different life skills.
    4. The local project management committee was successfully formed to oversee the implementation process.
    5. KWIDA conducted 2 post harvest trainings to women beneficiaries.
    6. Conducted project impact assessment in Ngenge.

    Our Capacity

    Kas Women Integrated Development Agency has an operating office with experienced reliable and committed volunteer staff who participate in project implementation. There are well laid procedures that guide the volunteer staff implement projects and ensure documented quality control that are satisfactory to stakeholders and donor support.

    Governance and Management

    Kas Women Integrated Development Agency has three main organs as follows
    1. The General Assembly
    2. Executive Board
    3. Secretariat.
    The general assembly is the KWIDA highest body which is composed of the board of directors, agencies officer, members of honor, delegates of other organizations and all members of Kas Women Integrated Development agency. The general assembly is the supreme governing body responsible for the formulation of KWIDA operational policies, election of the Advisory Board members, inspection and approval of the audits reports and budget of the organization/Agency.

    Board of Directors

    The board of directors comprised of the founders of the agency/organization and is the high authorities that makes policies/regulations and present them to the AGM for approval. It is also the supreme sitting body when the AGM is not available for sessions. Boards of directors consist of founding members who are responsible for interpretation of policies and stewardship of KWIDA. The executive board is headed by the executive director responsible for ensuring that the policies, plans and programs of KWIDA are implemented as approved by the general assembly.
           
    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
       
    DIRECTOR

    The secretariat

    The secretariat is a technical organ of Kas women integrated development agency. It is headed by the employed managing director who leads a team of professionals and technical staff. The role of secretariat is to implement organizational/agencies’ policies, plans and programs as laid down by the general assembly and the board of directors. The managing director heads four main departments which include the institutional capacity building, communication monitoring and evaluation, programs, finance and administration.