AWEPON Wins the Betty Plewes Fund award for 2007....
2007-11-15
For the second time since its creation by the Board of Directors
of
the Canadian Council for International Co-operation of 2000, the Betty Plewes Fund has the opportunity to
recognize the work of an African organization engaged in research and policy development on
issues of priority
to women. An independent jury has selected the recipient of the award, known for its excellent
policy work and the relevance of its initiatives on issues of priority to women in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In an effort to provide informed policy advice to the government of Uganda AWEPON undertook a study on “Promoting and Protecting Women's Right to Water, with financial assistance from UN