๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐
๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐
๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ, ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ โ In a message delivered by Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged Catholic women across Africa to shift from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture, describing it as the key to ending poverty and uplifting families.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ:
Poverty remains high due to 33% of Ugandan households still relying on subsistence farming.
Wealthy families are better positioned to educate daughters and access healthcare.
The President credited the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for ending discriminatory practices and promoting affirmative action.
He called on women to continue leveraging government programs and skilling for social transformation.
The Archbishop of Kampala, Most Rev. Paul Ssemogerere, emphasized the role of women in environmental stewardship.
The event drew delegates from 25+ countries, celebrating the Jubilee of the Catholic womenโs union.
โEmpowering women through education, commercial agriculture, and policy inclusion is essential for sustainable development,โ the President said.
Hosted at the Uganda Martyrs’ Shrine Namugongo during the Africa Region Conference of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ โ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ.โ
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