USAID empowers women and increases resilience in traditional communities

Karamoja is a magically beautiful, but arid and intensely hot region in northeast Uganda. Slowly recovering from decades of ethnic conflict and instability, it remains the least developed area of the country.

Its pastoralist communities are deeply rooted in tribal traditions, with strong gender disparities between men and women. While women rarely make decisions in the family, small but significant changes are starting to sprout, initiated by the women themselves, turning a life of obstacles into potential opportunities.

One of these women is Lilly Amony, a 42-year-old mother of eight from the Karamojong tribe, living in the remote village of Napwatapuli.

image: Lilly Amony and her husband in the goat pen. / Anna-Maija Mattila-Litvak, USAID

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