Catholic women in campaign to end domestic violence

Nov 11, 2017

Florence Kwesigabo, the Coordinator of Family Programmes at the Uganda Catholic Secretariat announced this news during the fundraising dinner for the campaign at Bishop Hanlon Gardens

The Family Department of the Uganda Episcopal Conference has started a national campaign to end and prevent domestic violence. The campaign, which is already running in all the 19 Catholic dioceses, is implemented under the theme:  Merciful parents, peaceful families.

Florence Kwesigabo, the Coordinator of Family Programmes at the Uganda Catholic Secretariat announced this news during the fundraising dinner for the campaign at Bishop Hanlon Gardens, Nsambya on Wednesday.

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"The programme is an initiative by Catholic women. Our objective is to end violence in homes. We shall use the structures of the Church, in all our Catholic dioceses. Further to ending and preventing violence, we shall also empower families to start income-generating activities as a strategy to end household poverty."

The Chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, Archbishop John Baptist Odama commended the Catholic women for helping the Church to harmonise the family institution.

The dinner was graced by about 22 Catholic Bishops, who are currently attending their plenary at St Augustine's Centre, Nsambya.

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