List of people interviewed

from Surviving the Pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 response on women market & street vendors in Uganda

Eviction of street vendors

Economic Empowerment

The Government of Uganda should: ◊ Partner with women’s rights organisations, CSOs and conduct consultations with women vendors in order to develop programs to boost women vendors’ cooperatives’ capital.

◊ Work with banks to enable women vendors and their cooperatives to benefit from low-interest loans. ◊ Ensure that budgetary allocations and expenditure plans take into consideration the unequal impact of poverty on women vendors.

◊ In partnership with relevant CSOs, support women vendors through targeted capacity building and skills development to grow their businesses.

◊ Seek out women’s voices and representation in marketplace planning, management, and governance.

◊ Encourage them to join cooperatives to access low-interest credit to revive their businesses.

◊ Strengthen the capacity of the police and legal court system to handle the rising cases of GBV. The leaders of the vendors associations should also be provided with training on how to de-escalate cases of GBV and assist survivors to report or access services.

Health

◊ Create a safe and healthy environment for vendors, in line with ILO Convention 190.

Operating Environment

◊ Increased security at the markets and lighting on the streets.

◊ Improvement of rubbish management in markets and on the streets.

Policies

◊ Implement the ‘KCCA Regulation of

Street Trade Ordinance 2019’ including the translation of the law into different languages to enhance legal knowledge among the street vendors.

◊ Provide sensitization and educational platforms on just and fair regulations including license fees, designation of spaces, and time of operation for street vendors.