PEP Forum Uganda

Today we lost a true African patriot: Africa's and Zimbabwe's most iconic musicians died on January 23, 2019. Simply rest in peace "Tuku" - RIP.

The voice of Oliver Mtukudzi has given us comfort and will remain with us for generations, and his career ranging from white minority ruled Rhodesia to majority-led Zimbabwe, and series of hits across Africa and international along with several African musicians he become a nation builder: where it was necessary to criticize, he would, and where it was necessary to praise, he would.

President Museveni holds a secure place in the politics of Africa's leaders, but it can be argued that Uganda never quite served M7 the way he deserved - the best examples of his brilliance can be easiest found on and among Ugandan comics, musicians with sense of cash: God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with him.

M7 a true african legend, no matter what don't be the same, be better. 

It's deep and fills Africa with hope, the hook is on the point with words that motivate:  this man is a role model 

Nuclear for Africa by: President Yoweru Kaguta Museveni :Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa’s energy mix ? 

Africa has the least nuclear power of any continent in the world. All the largest economies in the world have nuclear power as part of their energy mix.

There are three reasons why African countries should pursue the nuclear power option as part of their energy mix. The first is the continent’s dire energy crisis. Secondly, Africa derives most of its energy from fossil fuels. These are finite and nonrenewable and dwindling in supply. Thirdly, nuclear energy can help countries meet targets under the Paris Agreement to reduce carbon emissions. Nuclear can help them reach that goal because carbon emissions linked to nuclear-powered energy are relatively small. In addition, supply is reliable and prices stable and predictable.

Energy supply on the continent is critically low. There are also the challenges of lack of access, poor reliability and high costs. A rising population, growing middle class and growing urbanisation would mean more energy is needed for domestic and industrial purposes.

Energy is also critical to the socioeconomic well-being of the majority of poor Africans and Africa’s agenda for sustainable development. Nuclear energy has the potential to mitigate these burdens by contributing to the continent’s energy mix.

We all want to help one another. Humans are like that, we want to live by each others' happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another. In  this world there is room for everyone - and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone - the way of life can be free and beautiful. 

Let us all unite 

Let us fight for a new world, a decent world. 

In 2018, Bryan Caplan wrote the book "The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money".  What makes new technology and education due to skills from our own time  experience? Bryan Caplan is concerned about the disruptions in human capitaldevelopment, and the inability to think a thought longer than five centimeters.

After  several years of discussing brain drain and black vs white education gap  - as if it wasn't enough to think for family, relatives and students in Africa struggle to fund all the years of study: a lot of money is needed to achieve an intellectual university degree, is it worth it? But  it is a question that will always remain unanswered: why is it so? Such  questions can be crucial to almost everything related to the culture  and quality of universities. Yet, a new world order has emerged that  looks at the current university system with deep skepticism, and in 2003  Robert Kaganwrote about "Paradise and Power" how the elite in some countries of the world invest their money in Panama Papers and send their children to prestigious universities, to get the best education.    

Social anthropologist Marcel Mauss article (1926) ,'Critique interne de la"Legende de l'Abraham'  influenced Africa, but he never published a book, Mauss especially  challenged a racist anthropology of African societies known as the "Hamitic hypothesis" and well-known to students of Africa; it  states that everything of value ever found in Africa was brought there  and linked it with the agitation of the Jewish question that still  applies around the world - a basic argument in his essay is that  the social category "race" is not a category that denotes vulnerability,  but a categorization system derived from an analysis which he believes  is "unforgettable." And what about Claude Lévi-Strauss? The founder of Structuralism  –⁠ he published a lot, but not in the beginning, because then he sat  and thought and read and noted; it took him four years before anything  bigger come up. In return he then published a book that changed the way  we think about kinship. He would have lost money today if he had global funding, or from a research organization: "yours is empty", they would say about his research.  

Music is a moral law: "It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate, and eternal form." - PLATO (classical Greek philosopher, mathematician) 

Keep focus with more lines attributed to Plato: 

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul,-  

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its   virtue,- 

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them,-  

Give me the music of a nation; I will change a nation’s mind,- 

If you want to measure the spiritual depth of society, make sure to mark it’s music,- 

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back,- 

Those who wish to sing always find a song,- 

At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.  

It's deep - browsing through the works of Plato, hunting for the source of a quotation and several textual searches for words, phrases and quotes on sites that offer his collected works, along with other works by classical authors. Just have to admit that in the reading, not yet read everything Plato wrote; there's several dialogues, and then mostly pieces from his works. Reading the entire Republic, sadly not, but have it available for another try and have to ask: Why did Ugandan artistes sold their souls to politics ?  

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!"  - Bob Marley 

- Let's keep singing. 

- Let's keep the hope alive. 

- Let's keep imagining the Uganda we want. 

Music is a moral law: "It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate, and eternal form." - PLATO (classical Greek philosopher, mathematician) 

Keep focus with more lines attributed to Plato: 

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul,-  

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its   virtue,- 

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them,-  

Give me the music of a nation; I will change a nation’s mind,- 

If you want to measure the spiritual depth of society, make sure to mark it’s music,- 

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back,- 

Those who wish to sing always find a song,- 

At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.  

It's deep - browsing through the works of Plato, hunting for the source of a quotation and several textual searches for words, phrases and quotes on sites that offer his collected works, along with other works by classical authors. Just have to admit that in the reading, not yet read everything Plato wrote; there's several dialogues, and then mostly pieces from his works. Reading the entire Republic, sadly not, but have it available for another try and have to ask: Why did Ugandan artistes sold their souls to politics ?  

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!"  - Bob Marley 

- Let's keep singing. 

- Let's keep the hope alive. 

- Let's keep imagining the Uganda we want. 

Music is a moral law: "It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate, and eternal form." - PLATO (classical Greek philosopher, mathematician) 

Keep focus with more lines attributed to Plato: 

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul,-  

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its   virtue,- 

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them,-  

Give me the music of a nation; I will change a nation’s mind,- 

If you want to measure the spiritual depth of society, make sure to mark it’s music,- 

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back,- 

Those who wish to sing always find a song,- 

At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.  

It's deep - browsing through the works of Plato, hunting for the source of a quotation and several textual searches for words, phrases and quotes on sites that offer his collected works, along with other works by classical authors. Just have to admit that in the reading, not yet read everything Plato wrote; there's several dialogues, and then mostly pieces from his works. Reading the entire Republic, sadly not, but have it available for another try and have to ask: Why did Ugandan artistes sold their souls to politics ?  

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!"  - Bob Marley 

- Let's keep singing. 

- Let's keep the hope alive. 

- Let's keep imagining the Uganda we want. 

Music is a moral law:"It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate, and eternal form."- PLATO (classical Greek philosopher, mathematician) 

It's deep - browsing through the works of Plato, hunting for the source of a quotation and several textual searches for words, phrases and quotes on sites that offer his collected works, along with other works by classical authors. Just have to admit that in the reading, not yet read everything Plato wrote: there's several dialogues, and then mostly pieces from his works. Reading the entire Republic, sadly not, but have it available for another try and have to ask: Why did Ugandan artistes sold their souls to politics ?  

Keep focus with more lines attributed to Plato: Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul,-  Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue,- Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them,-  Give me the music of a nation; I will change a nation’s mind,- If you want to measure the spiritual depth of society, make sure to mark it’s music,- Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back,- Those who wish to sing always find a song,- At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet. 

"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!"  - Bob Marley 

- Let's keep singing. 

- Let's keep the hope alive. 

- Let's keep imagining the Uganda we want. 

What is stated in theFreedom House2018 overview:Civil and opposition politicians cannot influence the governance of the country through elections.

Opinion polls in the DRC are rare and difficult to implement. The few that have come, give different outcomes after the election 30th.dec.2018, but nothing indicates that the regime's candidate was in favor of victory. 

In the days after the election, both the Internet and the possibilities of sending text messages were closed in the DRC, according to the authorities to "avoid unrest".

The country with 84 million inhabitants is important for the stability of the region, incl. South Sudan. Therefore, the situation is of course also a theme for world leaders. The DRC regime is under pressure to ensure that the election process is completed with a correct and fair outcome. 

France convened a meeting on the DRC in the UN Security Council 6th.jan. 2019, and the African Union /AU, which have made an election observation effort, demand: respect for the result.Opposition candidates promise more democracy, millions of new jobs every year and a better future. 

No one should have illusions of quick change for the better by a power shift, but the sitting regime deserves in any case not to continue.

However, the slowness in the count can also have other causes. The DRC Catholic Church, which had a large number of election observers, reports that it has seen numbers that show a clear winner. The church does not give a name, but the statement is intended as a message to the regime not to try cheating.

It's not hard to imagine that one of the opposition candidates, Martin Fayuluor Félix Tshisekedi, has won, but that those in power are trying to find ways to manipulate the result. Joseph Kabila Governementcandidate is former Interior Minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary

Hold your head up girl and you’ll go far:  Anne Kansiime's message encourages women to love themselves, no matter who they are, what they look like, what they believe, and whatever hardship they may endure. Confidence in oneself breeds hope; where there is hope and a dream, achievements and success are not far away. Self-esteem is crucial to a healthy mindset. 

Be an agent of hope and encourage others in your life: you never know, you may help others to cross their finish line to one of their most challenging life goals; in other words, love conquers all if you have enough faith in yourself. 

Anne Kansiime gives us a testament to her ability to fully express herself, in life, in comedy, and in music: as extroverted as she may seem in most of her standups and comedy: Kansiime most have felt the need to create her empowerment label to as a reminder to continue to push in the right direction when it comes to expression.   

As a female empowerment standup for woman and girls of all ages; whether you are 1 or 100, Kansiime encourages everyone to dream big and have an amazing life as they pursue their aspirations on this incredible journey called life: a female doesn’t have to be anything more than her genuine self, with a set of real problems, as she allows her unbridled faith to not only create a good life, but to soar to new heights - just like Kansiime style Through the comedy, Anne shows her incredibly resilience in the face of adversity by standup comics: there’s always gonna be another mountain; she always gonna wanna make it move and to inspire others

 Hold your head up girl and you’ll go far: Ann Kanssime's  message encourages women to love themselves, no matter who they are, what they look like, what they believe, and whatever hardship they may endure.  Confidence in oneself breeds hope; where there is hope and a dream, achievements and success are not far away. Self-esteem is crucial to a healthy mindset. Be an agent of hope and encourage others in your life. 

You never know, you may help others to cross the finish line to one of their most challenging life goals- In other words, love conquers all if you have enough faith in yourself. 

 Africa is a threat to global stability and security and Dambisa Moyo is a raw Polemicist and bring out her words with a broad brush and the main points are undoubtedly valid: Africa is today the source of some of the greatest threats to the world economic order. 

Dambisa Moyo points out pandemies, terrorism and mass migration based on Africa.

Africa's problems no longer arouse interest and multitude of engagement but Western world fears collapse in central parts of Africa, and especially the Sahel region: the number of poor in Africa has increased, economic growth in Africa is based on commodities - mainly due to a period of good commodity prices on the world market.

The UN world Population Prospect show that Africa by 2040 will pass two billion and in 2100 4.5 billion people: demographic boom that will give Africa 40 percent of the world's population. 

The African Threat 

If the world never had to hear about Africa again, would anyone care? Africa has become the source of some of the greatest threats to the global economic order. Rather than capitalizing on opportunities, international engagement is increasingly focused on mitigating risks.

But mitigation is not enough. The world needs to engage and help solve Africa’s problems, which, sooner rather than later, will become global problems.

The continent is so vast that China, India, the contiguous United States, Japan, and most of Europe could all fit within its borders.

"The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way." CC   

The following is the end scene from Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 "The Great Dictator" where he was both a little Jewish barber, living in the ghetto, and Hynkel, the dictator ruler of Tomainia. 

Chaplin himself wrote this impactful speech:  

I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible - Jew, Gentile - black man - white. 

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness - not by each other’s misery. 

We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way. 

Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. 

We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. 

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. 

The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men - cries out for universal brotherhood - for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world - millions of despairing men, women, and little children - victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. 

To those who can hear me, I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed - the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. 

And so long as men die, liberty will never perish. Soldiers! don’t give yourselves to brutes - men who despise you - enslave you - who regiment your lives - tell you what to do - what to think and what to feel! Who drill you - diet you - treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder. Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men - machine men with machine minds and machine hearts! 

You are not machines! You are not cattle! You are men! You have the love of humanity in your hearts! You don’t hate! 

Only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural! Soldiers! Don’t fight for slavery! Fight for liberty! 

In the 17th Chapter of St Luke it is written: “the Kingdom of God is within man” - not one man nor a group of men, but in all men! In you! You, the people have the power: the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! 

You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then - in the name of democracy - let us use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world - a decent world that will give men a chance to work - that will give youth a future and old age a security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power. But they lie! They do not fulfil that promise. They never will! Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people! Now let us fight to fulfil that promise! Let us fight to free the world - to do away with national barriers - to do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men’s happiness. Soldiers! in the name of democracy, let us all unite!
 

The musician and opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known by the artist name Bobi Wine, is feared by the elite: he is so popular that he threatens President of Uganda long-standing hold on power. Through his music he has gained a huge fan base among youth in Africa, not only in Uganda. NRM | National Resistance Movement have had the government in Uganda ever since 1986 together with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who promised "Freedom and Democracy" for more than thirty years. Bobi Wine's music threatens the elite's grip on power with the slogan "People power" and focuses on questions that occupy most people: Poor public services,Violent corruption that is not punished, and The obvious violations of human rights done by security forces. 

What are the differences between Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (1944) vs. Bobi Wine (1982) on the road from rebels to presidential power ? 

Its a pity when we know even from Museveni's own book "What Is Africa's Problem?" that was published the same year he came to power. Here he writes: The problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people, but leaders who want to overstay in power. There have been positive change under the leadership of Museveni; Uganda have seen strong economic growth, and Museveni as a former Marxist kept the international community happy by fulfilling the IMF -- International Monetary and the World Bank's desire to liberalize the economy. 

When the economic growth rate climbed over seven percent in the 1990s, he boasted of being president of one of Africa's fastest growing economies and with economic growth poverty reduction and a tripling of primary school children. 

Museveni brought a kind of democracy to grassroots by introducing elections with various candidates at the village level. At that time he was loved by both Ugandans and the West - despite internal challenges with: language, culture, values, social and economic background.

Ugandans have lived with brutal dictators for so long that a promise of change is no longer enough to make them happy: in 2019 we now see that many of the political promises never fulfilled and if the socialist Museveni of 1986, with his thoughts on democracy and Freedom, had met himself as president in 2019, they would argue: When our leaders become misleaders and mentors become tormentors, when the freedom of expression becomes the target of oppression, opposition becomes our position.

Bobi Wine with his political text and music have nothing in common with Museveni but they have to sit down and agree how to deal with situation for the youth and elders. That will serve Ugandans:he is not a politician, he is a traumatized musician that believes in "People Power" and his music speaks directly to Ugandans with the message: women die during birth every day in Uganda, There is no medication in the hospitals, People struggle hard to get an education, Many youth do not have a job.

Bobi Wine is governed by impulses, Ugandan laws and love for Ugandans; therefore, he decided to become a politician and make elections for the National Assembly, so that he could speak directly to the government and bring out the message even more clearly and in 2018/2019 they perceived his message - "UGANDA ZUKUKA"

An instrument that tests for malaria without taking a blood test - and gives test results in two minutes? Does it sound possible? 

Well, we've all been seriously ill with malaria and know how malaria can put your life on hold. Malaria is still the largest "killer" in Uganda for children and pregnant women who are the most vulnerable for malaria Parasites. In Uganda, malaria takes on average 200 lives each day, and most are small children. Worldwide, about 200 million people are infected each year, and the death toll is around 400,000 a year. 

More than 90 percent of those infected live in sub-Saharan Africa.

How beneficial willMatibabube for testing malaria with a ray of red light in Africa's rural areas? How big is the margin of error and can the invention make a difference?Matibabuis an app developed byThinkIT, Kampala and has secured the prestigiousRoyal Academy of EngineeringAfrica award for the app that is able to diagnose malaria without a blood test:the app instead uses a mobile camera that can tell if a person has malaria by measuring light absorption when pressed at the fingertip.

Matibabuis a groundbreaking invention and the perfect example of how engineering is the key to technology and health development: Matibabu uses a red light beam to measure the color, shape and concentration of red blood cells affected by malaria parasites. The instrument connects to a laptop or smartphone via an app that can be used by anyone. Compared to today's blood sampling, which takes about 30 minutes - and then the samples must be sent to a laboratory for analysis - tests indicate that Matibabu bring positive effects on malaria with 80 percent in two minutes.

This is about money raised and the global effort against malaria being funded by international aid and prevented around 6.2 million deaths since 2001, according to the UN. But still the malaria parasite poses a deadly threat and the question is whether an app like Matibabu can help reduce the number of deaths: the app is a project but is there a potential to revolutionize the diagnosis of malaria ? The number of poor in rural areas is most represented among malaria cases, so is there enough money at all levels for this app? It's a medical product where each unit costs over a thousand US dollars to produce, so it's still a long way to go when the goal is to bring down the price of finished product to around US dollar - and that's the limit for what hospitals and clinics can pay.  

According to statistics, Uganda is home to 1.3 million girls aged 15-17. Just over 40 percent of them are married, and each year, about half a million children at risk were married before they turn 18. 

Every minute a girl risks getting married in Uganda - youth in Uganda is taking up the fight against child marriage which is very harmful because families produce children they cannot take care of, lose schooling and struggle to get a paid job in life.

The situation for young girls needs to be changed in collaboration with: 

- Schools, 

- Health centers, 

- Marketplaces, and 

- Police stations 

to inform and report on childhoods that have been named the greatest societal challenge and recently launched youth campaigns to put and end to the practice Children with children and end the child marriage. 

There are many sad stories about girls because they are not separate from their husbands. Those who have been able to separate have become youth without schooling or any job - the challenge is that their husbands either flee or negotiated with the girls families and are released from police.

According to statistics from the UN, at least one out of five girls getting married before reaching the age of 15. Up to 70 percent of all teenage girls are mothers and wives. According to Ugandan sources, poverty, lack of education and traditional beliefs are the main causes of childbirth and top of that the biggest cause of child marriage is poor parenting. Parents must be there for their daughters, guide them, and push them in the right direction.

It's important to spread knowledge about children's rights, identify different types of child abuse and report any incidents to the police because the great motivation behind child marriage is poverty.

Parents give away their daughters in the hope of getting money, and for that reason parents should be better informed and take greater responsibility: parents know little about children's rights and they give children too much freedom even though Uganda has laws prohibiting child marriage - but they must be enforced to be effective.

Another challenge is great corruption: when police report incidents, parents negotiate with both husbands and police. They hide evidence and take wrong action. For those parents who actually want help, poverty is a major obstacle: both health authorities and the police are asking for large sums of money to help.

According to the recent report Working Together to End Child Marriage it's possible to prevent at least one million child marriage before 2030 by letting:

- Girls complete high school. 

Preventing child marriage will also bring huge economic benefits to Uganda: 

- According to the World Bank, it will increase the economy by $ 2.4 billion a year and provide a higher standard of living to the people.

With a large joint effort, children can be children longer. PEP Forum is one of many youths organisations who are leading the fight for children's freedom: the job does not produce results today, or tomorrow, but the struggle will make life better for another generation of Ugandan children once in the future.  

Is the feminism concept used about Africa in the process of changing meaning? Has feminism become cult, and is it just fine? There is no correct definition of this, just as there is no uniform definition of feminism. Feminism has always been a combination of many different directions that have in common that they somehow promote women's rights and equality between the sexes. 

But there is much disagreement about what it means. 

Therefore, many feminists also disagree with each other - we have feminists who are for porn and feminists who are courageous -or feminists who believe that gender is biology and feminists who think they are only socially constructed. Some believe it is anti-feminist to marry and have children, others think it is good feminism to facilitate women to follow traditional gender patterns without getting criticism. So what makes a person more feminist in Africa, and what is a good feminist tradition? On the other hand, one should be careful not to claim that more commercial ventures are not feminist. Africa is perhaps still feminist, but if it makes any difference, we are uncertain, and it is often a problem that comes with increased commercialization.

Uganda makes a fist of blooding young talent, but for how long in 2019?

Well, at least for now and we have seen quite a healthy appetite to flourish young talents through various social disciplines - the net result is a powerful pulsing pulse, voice, something to be proud of after all!

Uganda makes a fist of blooding young talent, but for how long in 2019 ?

Well, at least for now and we have seen quite a healthy appetite to flourish young talents through various social disciplines - the net result is a powerful pulsing pulse, voice, something to be proud of after all!

What can be done to economically empower women in Africa? In most areas of Africa, women earn 23 percent less than men, and perform most of the informal and unpaid work. Economic equality is needed to eliminate poverty.

It requires that laws be changed and that the business sector takes greater responsibility.

What does PEP Forum do? 

PEP is working to ensure that women are strengthened their financial rights, opportunities, together with partners in Uganda. PEP work to ensure that women can become financially independent, and do that by, among other things: There is training in product development, women's hygeine, sports, agricultural techniques, market analysis and marketing through women's groups and radio programs. 

PEP also works to ensure that women with disabilities are strengthened their financial rights and been made more visible.