Over 200 Mbarara women undergo climate-smart skills training

MBARARA - Women residents in Mbarara city have undergone a comprehensive climate-smart solutions training.

The women who were picked from Nyamitanga and Kibona Parishes under Mbarara Catholic Women Apostolate (MCWA), have been equipped with skills in making briskets, an initiative expected to help mitigate climate change.

They were also equipped with skills in making soap and Vaseline at an intense training conducted at MCWA in Mbarara city and Kibona Parish conference hall in Isingiro district on Thursday, August 21, 2025. 

The training is part of this year’s Archdiocese of Mbarara Development Association (AMDA) pre-caravan activities. The caravan activities, which also include a medical camp, will end with a high mass on August 31, 2025, to be presided over by Mbarara Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha at Nyamitanga Cathedral.

Speaking to journalists, Jesca Ndyanabo, a representative from AMDA, said the initiative, which is an annual event, was meant to empower women in the area to fight poverty in their homes.

“These skills we are imparting in these women will enable them to earn a sustainable income, become entrepreneurs, and most especially, we want them to inspire others in the community,” Ndyanabo stated.

Kibona Parish priest, the Rev. Fr. Chrysanthus Kihembo, hailed AMDA programmes, saying these will help them break cycles of hardship in their homes, including reducing their daily expenses, fighting poverty through gaining income, and reducing domestic violence.

“Domestic violence has been increasing in homes because of poverty. With this AMDA initiative, we are going to see domestic violence reduced in our communities," he added.
Rose Byaruhanga, one of the trainees, thanked AMDA for investing in a program she described as a starting point for their journey to get out of poverty.  

Jesca Tumusiime, another beneficiary of the training, said they are committed to using the acquired skills to empower others.