Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) grew out of the Women’s Caucus of the Uganda Constituent Assembly, 1994-1995. To increase their political clout and broaden the base of support for women’s issues, women in the Constituent Assembly embarked on a series of strategic alliances, building coalitions to influence the new constitution
Caucus members participated in training on managing campaigns constituency and coalition building speech making and parliamentary procedures. The Caucus formed working relationships with other professional associations and NGO’s with ties to women. The success of the caucus can be measured; the constitution of Uganda is written in gender-sensitive language and an explicit statement of equality before the law is included which must be written in other laws, cultures, traditions or customs that undermine the dignity and well being of women, and provides for affirmative action for women to redress historic imbalances
After the completion of the Constituent Assembly (1995), the Women’s caucus founded the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE
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