Surviving the
Pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 response on women market & street vendors in Uganda
By the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa Artwork: Akiiki Paul Research & Writing: Gillian Nantume
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Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa
Cover artwork: Akiiki Paul Design: Julian Kemigisha Research & Writing: Gillian Nantume Published: June 2022 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical or other means now known or hereafter invented including copying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. ©SIHA Network 2021 Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa P.O. Box 2793 Kampala – Uganda www.sihanet.org
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Table of Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms............................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary......................................................................................................................................................................5 Key findings.............................................................................................................................................................................6 Key recommendations...................................................................................................................................................7 Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................................8 Methodology.................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Guiding questions............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Data Collection.................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Desk review of literature.............................................................................................................................................. 13 Field interviews................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Impact of Covid-19 on livelihoods of women vendors.....................................................................................14 Business stoppage and violence towards street vendors.................................................................14 Loss of income..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Expectations of the government..........................................................................................................................16 Rise in GBV............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Eviction of street vendors...........................................................................................................................................18 Coping mechanisms and sources of resilience.........................................................................................19 Opportunities to pursue for more gender-inclusive recovery..................................................................20 Government programs...............................................................................................................................................20 What more needs to be done by the government?............................................................................ 22 List of people interviewed......................................................................................................................................... 23
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