Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE)

DCDR called to explain GEWE expenses

The Committee Chairman Powes Parkop, and his deputy Allan Bird, responded to the presentation given by the department.

Parkop: Improve the lives of women

Data from across the country shows that women and girls still face enormous challenges, including the high risk that they will be a victim of sexual or physical violence in their lifetimes, that they may die while trying to give birth and often cannot access necessary health services, and that they still have difficult accessing a proper education or finding a job that pays enough.