A total of 5300 women and girls are being targeted in a leadership, empowerment, access and protection-LEAP project, which will be implemented in 4 district of Uganda.

During an inception meeting held at Rapona hotel Moroto yesterday, the programs manager FAWE Joseph Adiama revealed that the districts of Moroto, Kaabong, Isingiro and Kisoro have been considered to benefit in the project costed at over 980M shillings.

Adiama says the LEAP project targets people especially the vulnerable and the marginalized to help them acquire equitable access and utilization of quality basic social and protection services in refugee camps and areas affected by drought.

He noted that during the project lifespan, women and girls will be given psycho-social support, entrepreneur training and support through saving groups of 30 people, education support among others.

Jenifer Longoli the senior district development officer Moroto said the project is timely since there were no harvests realized by framers in the region due to prolonged drought in the region.

Longoli believes that with women being the main food providers in homes in Karamoja and with the financial support extended to them, there will be a fair investment that will help provide for their families.