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The Ag. Director, Gender Mainstreaming Directorate

Frances Nyachwo is the Ag. Director, GMD in charge of Access, Teaching and Learning Unit. Her roles are to:

• Provide leadership for the Teaching, Learning and Research Division.

• Be responsible for the implementation of activities towards gender responsive students’ access into the university (Female Scholarship Foundation, 1.5 Policy, etc)

• Be responsible for mainstreaming gender in the university curricula

• Be responsible for mainstreaming gender in the university policies

• Coordinate the Makerere University Gender and Leadership Project

Frances has a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture and a Masters degree in Gender Studies.

History of Gender Mainstreaming Directorate

In 2001, a group of visionary women and men proposed the idea of institutionalizing gender in Makerere University’s functions. That led to the birth of the Gender Mainstreaming Programme, under the Department of the Academic Registrar, where it was nurtured to maturity.

Almost a decade later, Makerere University hailed the growth from the Gender Mainstreaming Division to the Gender Mainstreaming Directorate. This fulfilled Makerere University Strategic Plan’s (2008/9 – 2018/19) commitment to “reposition herself to consolidate the gains made and promote gender equality to a higher level in Makerere University and beyond”.

Our Goal

To promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in Makerere University and beyond.

Our Mission

To excel in providing a gender responsive organizational environment and to integrate gender in the functions of the University for the benefit of Uganda and beyond.

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