ABSTRACT
In many countries, state responsibility for vulnerable citizens' welfare is specified in the Constitution or legislation. While a number of studies in Uganda have assessed the status of social protection (SP), they have generally not unbundled gender-specific issues. This chapter draws on the broader study that investigated the "overnance of non-state social protection initiatives: implications for addressing gendered vulnerability to poverty in Uganda". Effective gender protection requires gender sensitivity. The realisation of women's rights must be recognised as not just one component of, but as central to, the goals and practices of governance and whatever it is governing. Data for this study was collected between December 2012 and May 2013 in Uganda's Katakwi and Kyegegwa districts. The study focused on two main governance parameters: the laws and policies of groups, and the participation of their members in decision making (representation and voice).
