Episode 6: How Access to WASH Services Transforms the Lives of Ugandan Women – Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE)

Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment’s (ARUWE) Executive Director, Agnes Mirembe, shares her journey and how ARUWE advances women’s rights, climate-smart agriculture, and water access in Uganda. Discover how this local NGO blends personal experience with impactful programs for rural communities. Agnes highlights how water shaped her childhood—and how that experience now shapes her leadership. This episode examines how water scarcity disproportionately affects women and girls, particularly through the burden of water collection and entrenched social norms that perpetuate their vulnerability. Issues such as distant water sources, limited access points, and the impact on education (including menstrual hygiene challenges) contribute to…