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| WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION FEATURE
             By Harriet Fowler_President
        IWO

        International Women’s Organisation


                 Dick & Rosie Stockley
          “IWO is a voluntary membership association of international
         women who come together for networking and to raise funds
             to support vulnerable women and children in Uganda”


        The Uganda chapter of the worldwide
        International Women’s Organisation was
        started in its present form in 1983 and has
        been running ever since. IWO is a voluntary
        membership association of international
        women who come together for networking
        and to raise funds to support vulnerable
        women and children in Uganda. We are
        registered under the umbrella organisation,
        National Association of Women’s Organisa-
        tions in Uganda (NAWOU). IWO general
        meetings, usually with a speaker, and open
        to all, are held on the first Thursday of the   IWO Executive Committee
        month. Venues and themes are announced
        on our Facebook page
        @International Women’s Organisation   membership subscriptions, and we hold
        Uganda                               regular fundraising events (next up is a Thai
                                             New Year fundraising lunch in Mbuya on
        Our March general meeting took place at   Saturday 13 April). Later in the year there will
        the premises of the women’s social   be a Garden Bazaar and we are planning a
        enterprise 4 Africa near the Bahai Temple.   Health Fair. All our meetings and events are
        Dorothy Adima, the Managing Director, told   advertised on our facebook page and in
        us her own personal story, and how 4 Africa   our members whatsapp group.
        enables vulnerable women in various parts
        of Kampala to obtain marketable skills in   The Projects work is really at the heart of IWO
        crochet and tailoring, as well as business   in Uganda and has been our main aim and
        skills.  We also organise coffee mornings,   purpose. Over the years, many members
        outings and clubs for different interests –   have volunteered to be on the committee
        currently garden club, book club, scrabble   and have supported projects all over
        club, and craft club and we issue a monthly   Uganda, to uplift the lives of vulnerable
        newsletter.                          women and children and to help
                                             communities.  We have a projects
        Our Karibu outings explore interesting venues   committee who run our project work. We
        in and around Kampala. Recent outings   receive applications from community
        have been to the Papercraft Uganda paper   groups, visit the projects for assessment,
        making and glass blowing in Bwebajja, the   work with those we select to determine how
        wonderful gardens at the Lugazi golf club   IWO support can best benefit them,
        and the Uganda Industrial Research Institute   purchase the agreed items (we do not give
        in Kampala.  We raise funds through our   cash), deliver and then follow up. It is very

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