(KAWOSHA)

Kabale Women Hawkers and Street Vendors Association

Kabale Women Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (KAWOSHA) is an
association of Women Hawkers and Street Vendors. The Association was formed in 2020 following the breakdown of COVID-19 to bring together Women Hawkers and Street Vendors for collective advocacy. The Association brings women hawkers and street Vendors together and increase their voice, visibility and validity. The pandemic restricted the mobility of the women hawkers and street vendors, pushing them to the margins of society. KAWOSHA women hawkers and Street Vendors are trying to recover livelihoods. The lockdowns induced by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic amplified the vulnerability of Women hawkers and street vendors, pushing them towards hunger and deprivation. Women are the breadwinners in the families. They earn a daily income by selling vegetables on the roadside. The regulatory framework of this traditional, informal livelihood option remains ambiguous. Women hawkers and street vendors provide access to food to the urban centres and occupy an important part of Uganda’s informal economy.
Our Vision

Our Vision

A Society that respects the rights of women hawkers and street Vendors
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Our Mission

Our Mission

To unite and empower women hawkers and street Vendors and secure their livelihoods
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Our objectives

The Association seeks to increase the voice, visibility and validity of the women
hawkers and street Vendors .
Increased Voice
KAWOSHA works to support its members and to link members together. We also help members gain representation in the policy making and rule-setting bodies that affect their work and lives.
Increased Visibility
KAWOSHA undertakes and sponsors research on issues affecting women hawkers and street Vendors and helps to develop and improve official statistics on informal employment and the informal economy.
Increased Validity
KAWOSHA promotes the mainstream recognition of women hawkers and street Vendors as legitimate economic agents who contribute to the overall economy and are legitimate beneficiaries of economic and social policies. We also advance the incorporation of women hawkers and street Vendors into policymaking and rule-setting processes.

What We Are Doing ?

Providing agency
The informal nature of the occupation has exposed the women street hawkers and vendors to economic, health and social risks. At the same time, street vending empowers women to earn a livelihood and magnify their voices. KAWOSHA is working with different stakeholders and local governments to put in place several policies that protect the rights of women hawkers and street vendors and reduce the shortcomings.
Capacity Building
The Association is working to empower women hawkers and street vendors who were affected by the pandemic and preventing ongoing sufferings. The association provides social security to women hawkers and street vendors. KAWOSHA implements several actions to build their capacity and enhance their development.
Livelihood creation, resilence building
The pandemic restricted the mobility of the women hawkers and street vendors, pushing them to the margins of society. As women employed in this trade rooted deeply in the country’s social fabric, these women hawkers and street vendors are more marginalized. The COVID-19 was a test for these women, who are now preparing themselves for every form of disaster to preserve their lives and family members. They are also making efforts for their social wellbeing and protecting their social and economic rights. The Association collaborates with other women’s groups and organizations to aid these vendors should be promoted for their development and<br /> welfare.
Advocacy
Women hawkers and Street vendors from different parts of the District work together to raise their voice on several issues that they face while doing business. Besides defending tax justice measures for gender equality, the association is working to advocate for the promotion and protection of the rights of Women Hawkers and Street Vendors. The Associations provides trainings on tax justice to members which provide them with an opportunity to learn the importance of tax justice for gender equality and works with different stakeholders on improving the tax system in order to ensure that local governments in the District invest more in gender-responsive public services.
Addressing Sexual abuse
Women hawkers and street vendors are increasingly exposed to workplace hazards such as physical and sexual abuse, and also unsafe sexual practices. KAWOSHA implements actions aimed at addressing sexual abuse and sex-related violence at the workplace.

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KAWOSHA women hawkers and Street Vendors are trying to recover livelihoods. The lockdowns induced by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) pandemic amplified the vulnerability of Women hawkers and street vendors, pushing them towards hunger and deprivation. Women are the breadwinners in the families. They earn a daily income by selling vegetables on the roadside.

Together A Society that respects the rights of women

KAWOSHA women hawkers and Street Vendors are trying to recover livelihoods. The lockdowns induced by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic amplified the vulnerability of Women hawkers and street vendors, pushing them towards hunger and deprivation.
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