{"id":332,"date":"2024-10-21T19:05:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T19:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2024-11-10T17:38:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T17:38:27","slug":"empowering-women-refugees-at-nakivale-refugee-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/21\/empowering-women-refugees-at-nakivale-refugee-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering women refugees at Nakivale Refugee Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UIRC team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-21-at-22.50.29_210a511b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-21-at-22.50.29_210a511b.jpg 835w, https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-21-at-22.50.29_210a511b-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-10-21-at-22.50.29_210a511b-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our Board member and Secretary Mugale K. Tresor and some Nakivale refugees pose for a photo after a fruitful engagement on mentorship, material, and  psychosocial support on the August 10, 2024. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This past week, Umoja Innovation Refugee Center (UIRC) hosted a 2-day women\u2019s empowerment program at Nakivale Refugee Camp. We interacted with incredible women\u2014widows, single mothers, and orphans\u2014listening to their stories and offering guidance. Together, we explored ways to overcome challenges, grow, and thrive. \ud83c\udf3c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2024-10-21-at-22.00.32_70eff19c.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UIRC team familiarizing members of the camp on the organization and distributing membership forms before diving into lessons on mentorship and psychosocial support. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2024-10-22-at-22.42.41_a9740418-3.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ending a long but impactful session with refreshments. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WhatsApp-Video-2024-10-21-at-22.00.25_9dd60c2c.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Umoja ni Nguvu. &#8221; An acknowledgment of the power that unity holds in building a better world. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We provided essential support, including mentorship, psychological aid, and material assistance like matchboxes. The gratitude shared by these women inspires us to continue our mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to our team, Mr. Mugale K. Tresor and Mr. Hitamo Eliakimu, for making this program a success. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s continue creating change together. Unity is power! \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UmojaInnovationRefugeeCenter #EmpowerWomen #RefugeeSupport #Nakivale #WomenInLeadership #ChangeMakers #CommunitySupport&nbsp;#UnityIsPower<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UIRC team. This past week, Umoja Innovation Refugee Center (UIRC) hosted a 2-day women\u2019s empowerment program at Nakivale Refugee Camp. We interacted with incredible women\u2014widows, single mothers, and orphans\u2014listening to their stories and offering guidance. Together, we explored ways to overcome challenges, grow, and thrive. \ud83c\udf3c We provided essential support, including mentorship, psychological aid, and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/21\/empowering-women-refugees-at-nakivale-refugee-camp\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Empowering women refugees at Nakivale Refugee Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umoja-innovation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}