Uganda: Women Are Leading Uganda’s Environmental Transformation - Are We Supporting Them Enough?

Mar 7, 2026 | Jeremiah Nyagah
The Independent
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As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “Give to Gain”, we must look beyond celebration and confront a simple truth: women are already leading the transformation our environment and economy urgently need. The question is whether we are doing enough to support them.

 
Across rural Uganda, women rise before dawn to till the land, plant crops, fetch water, gather firewood and feed their families. They are the backbone of agricultural production and household survival. Yet their leadership in shaping a sustainable future often goes unrecognized and under-supported.