Integrated Departments:

• Women Veterans Affairs
• Family Support & Welfare
• Gender & Protection Services
• Economic Empowerment for Women & Spouses

Core Mandate

To promote the welfare, rights, protection, and socio-economic empowerment of women veterans, wives/spouses of veterans, and widows of veterans by providing tailored programs, advocacy, and support systems.

This Directorate will ensure gender-responsive programming across BIVET-U and strengthens family resilience, social inclusion, and economic independence.

Key Units & Responsibilities

1. Women Veterans Affairs Unit

• Maintain a national database of all women veterans.
• Address specific needs such as health, reintegration, psychosocial support, and leadership development.
• Champion recognition and visibility of women veterans in national programs.
• Lead empowerment initiatives tailored to female veterans.

2. Spouses & Family Support Unit

• Provide welfare, psychosocial support, and capacity-building programs for spouses of veterans and widows.
• Organize family strengthening programs, parenting support, and resilience interventions.
• Coordinate assistance for vulnerable dependents (orphans, single-parent households, distressed spouses).

3. Gender & Protection Services Unit

• Lead all interventions on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention and survivor support.
• Implement gender mainstreaming across all BIVET-U departments.
• Liaise with Ministry of Gender, Uganda Women’s Network, FIDA-Uganda, and GBV service centers.
• Offer legal and psychosocial referral pathways for abused spouses and women veterans.

4. Women’s Economic Empowerment Unit

• Facilitate access to microfinance, cooperatives, SACCOs, and entrepreneurship programs for women.
• Promote vocational skills, digital literacy, and business incubation tailored for women.
• Partner with government programs (UWEP, PDM, Emyooga, OWC) for inclusion of veteran spouses.
• Support women-led income-generating groups and household economic strengthening.

Integrated National Action Priorities

• Empowerment of Women Veterans & Spouses
• Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
• Mental Health & Psychosocial Support for Women and Families
• Economic Inclusion of Women in PDM, Emyooga, UWEP, and National Programs
• Recognition of Widows and Single Mothers of Veterans
• Protection of Vulnerable Family Members (children, PWD dependents)
• Promotion of Women’s Leadership and Representation in Veteran Structures
• Access to Education, Skills & Scholarships for Spouses and Daughters of Veterans
• Strengthening Family Resilience and Social Protection
• Establishment of Family Support Desks in District Veteran Offices

Head of Directorate (HoD):

Director of Women Veterans & Family Support

Reports directly to: Executive Director, BIVET-