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NAPE Celebrates the Strength, Resilience and Voices of Women Affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) on International Women’s Day 2026

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NAPE Celebrates the Strength, Resilience and Voices of Women Affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) on International Women’s Day 2026

March 29, 2026 By nape

By Betty Ninsiima On International Women’s Day 2026, NAPE celebrated the courage and leadership of incredible women on the frontlines defending their land, livelihoods and communities against EACOP. These women are greatly affected by the ongoing EACOP activities in the district of Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Hoima, Kikuube and Mubende where during... Read More

NAPE Joins Nationwide Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

December 3, 2025 By nape

By Ainomugisha Shiba The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) joins the global community in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, running from November 25 to December 10. This year’s theme, “UNiTE! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls,” highlights the urgent need for collective action... Read More

The Brutal Blades of Female Genital Mutilation and how it Violates the Rights of Women.

May 21, 2025 By nape

By Ainomugisha Shiba For the past 15 years in Uganda, Female genital mutilation has been on the helm of violation of women’s rights. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a traditional harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs... Read More

Communities In Bunyoro Region Hail NAPE for Standing With Them As Oil Developments Continue To Cause Havoc In Their Region.

August 14, 2023 By nape

Community members especially women from the districts of Hoima, Kikuube and Buliisa have hailed NAPE for standing with them during challenging times since oil developments started in their region. NAPE has built the capacity of women and empowered them to know their rights, to know who to engage, how to... Read More

NAPE releases baseline report for its EU-supported project

March 16, 2023 By nape

The National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) has released a baseline report on which interventions for its European Union-supported project are hinged. The two-year project (2022-2023) runs under the codename, “Deepening grassroots women rights, participation and economic livelihood opportunities in the era of expanding oil and gas extraction and the... Read More

Gender Justice Critical in C0P-27 for a Climate-Just World

November 14, 2022 By nape

Every year, world leaders, ministers, and negotiators come together in a global event known as the Conference of Parties (COP). During this international event, all states that are signatories to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement gather to agree on how to jointly address climate... Read More

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Cylcing Caravan for Women’s Land Rights’’ Event on the Commemoration of the International Women’s Day (Iwd) on 8th March 2021 in Bullisa District.

March 12, 2021 By nape

In commemoration of International Women’s day (IWD) 2021, an advocacy event was held to promote learning and solidarity exchanges to further build the eco-feminist movement. Under the Global theme: “Women in Leadership” Achieving an Equal future in COVID-19, the IWD is dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements in the social, economic, cultural... Read More

NAPE pilots legal aid clinics in the Albertine region.

August 14, 2020 By nape

Under, the Participation and Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rights project in Uganda NAPE has set up legal aid clinics. Over 35 females and 2 males have benefited from legal aid clinics piloted in Hoima district. In March 2020, legal aid clinics were held in Kyakaboga, Kigaaga and Kijayo communities in Hoima where women... Read More

NAPE launches women hold up the sky film in hoima as women activists pledge to hold up their resistance struggles to the end.

December 2, 2019 By nape

With some of the characters from Hoima and Buliisa, the documentary, Women Hold Up the Sky tells the story of how women activists affected by mining and other forms of large-scale extractives in Uganda, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are deeply engaged in resistance and active struggle to... Read More

Grass root women still silently face the wrath of gender-based violence amidst empowerment.

December 7, 2018 By nape

However, women at grassroots still face violence but remain silent about it due to factors like illiteracy, poverty and vast information gap which can be sealed through sensitization. This grassroots idea has translated into more than 5,167 organizations worldwide organizing around the 16 Days of Activism campaign in over 187... Read More

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