International Women's Day

Olunaku lw’Abakyala mu Uganda luba lwa nkalakkalira buli mwaka ku nnaku z’omwezi 8 Ogwokusatu. Kino kitegeeza nti teryuka, era buli munnayuganda amanya nti March 8 luba lunaku lwa kukumbanya bakyala n’okulaga nti eggwanga libasiima.

Ebyafaayo n’Ensibuko y’Olunaku luno mu Uganda

Olunaku lw’Abakyala mu Nsi Yonna lwatandika okulowoozebwako mu nsi yonna mu myaka gy’omwezi gwa 1900 mu nsi z’Abazungu, abakyala bwe baali balwanirira eddembe ly’okulonda n’okukola mu mbeera ennungi. Ekibiina ky’Amawanga amagate (United Nations) kyakubiriza amawanga gonna okutandika okujaguza olunaku luno mu mwaka gwa 1975.

Mu Uganda, olunaku luno lwatandika okujaguzibwa mu butongole ku madaala g’eggwanga nga 8 Ogwokusatu, 1984. Omukolo ogwasooka gwategekebwa mu Lubiri lw’e ntebbe (State House Entebbe). Okuva mu kiseera ekyo, Uganda ebadde ekulembeze mu kusaasanya enjiri y’okukuuma eddembe ly’abakyala. Omwaka guno guba gwa kibeerera nnyo kubanga guwezezza emyaka 30 okuva lwe waategekebwa enteekateeka y’e Beijing (Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action), Uganda gye yakubiriza ennyo era gye yakola n’amaanyi okussa mu nkola.

Uganda ebadde ne nkyukakyuka nnyingi mu mateeka agafuga eggwanga okusobola okuwa abakyala eddembe. Ssemateeka wa Uganda owa 1995 agamba nti abakyala balina eddembe ery’enkanankana n’abasajja mu bintu byonna eby’obulamu. Kino kye kisinze okuwa abakyala amaanyi okwetaba mu by’obufuzi, eby’enjigiriza, n’ebyenfuna, era olunaku luno luba lwa kujaguza buwanguzi obwasisinkanyizibwa mu lukonvuba olwo.

Enteekateeka n’Omukolo mu Uganda

Enteekateeka z’olunaku lw’abakyala mu Uganda ziba za kitiibwa nnyo era zikulembezeebwa Gavumenti eya wakati.

Emikolo gy’eggwanga (National Celebrations): Buli mwaka, wabaawo ekifo ekikulu ekirondebwa okutegeerwamu omukolo gw’eggwanga. Omukolo guno gubeerako Pulezidenti wa Uganda, ssaako n’abakulembeze abalala ab’amaanyi nga Omumyuka wa Pulezidenti, Ssaabaminisita, ne Minisita w’ekikula ky’abantu (Gender, Labour and Social Development). Mu mikolo gino, wabaawo okukumba (parade) okw’enjawulo. Okugeza, mu myaka egiyise, twalaba nti abakyala abali mu magye (UPDF), Polisi, n’amagye g’ebibira, be bakulembera okukumba kuno okulaga nti n’emirimu egikirowoozebwa nti gya basajja, abakyala bagasobola.

Okusiima Abakyala: Ku lunaku luno, Pulezidenti awa emidaali (medals) eri abakyala abakoze ebintu eby’enjawulo mu nkulakulana y’eggwanga. Kino kikolebwa okulaga nti eggwanga lisiima obuyambi bw’abakyala mu by’obulamu, eby’enjigiriza, eby’obulunzi, n’okukuuma emirembe.

Emikutu gy’amawulire n’emboozi: Mu nnaku ezikulembera olunaku luno, emikutu gy’amawulire mu Uganda (Tivi, leediyo, n’empapula z’amawulire) giba n’emboozi ku bakyala abawanguzi. Boogera ku kusoomoozebwa kwe bayiseemu n’engeri gye banoonyeemu obuwanguzi. Kino kiyamba nnyo okuzzaamu abawala abato amaanyi nti nabo basobola okutuuka ku birooto byabwe.

Emitunzi n’Ebigendererwa by’Olunaku

Buli mwaka, Olunaku lw’Abakyala luba n’omutunzi (theme) ogulambika enteekateeka z’eggwanga. Emitunzi gino gisinga kwesigama ku:

1. Okutumbula ebyenfuna by’abakyala: Kino kikolebwa bwe bakubiriza abakyala okutandikawo obunnyansi n’okuyiga okukola bizinensi ez’amaanyi.
2. Okulwanyisa obukambwe mu maka (Gender-Based Violence): Uganda ekyalina okusoomoozebwa mu nsonga y’obukambwe mu maka, n’olunaku luno lukozesebwa okusomesa abantu obubi bw’ekikolwa kino.
3. Okusomesa omwana ow’obuwala: Okuyigiriza omwana ow’obuwala kye kintu eky’omuwendo Uganda kye nnyize okussaako nnyo essira.
4. Okulwanyisa ebisiyaga n’ebisiyaga (FGM) n’obufumbo bw’abaana abato: Mu bitundu ebimu mu Uganda, ekyaliyo emitambiro eginyigiriza abakyala, n’olunaku luno luba lwa kulwanyisa nnonno ezo ezinnyigiriza abakyala.

Olunaku lw’Abakyala luba lwa Kuwummula?

Yee, Olunaku lw’Abakyala mu Uganda luba lunaku lwa kuwummula mu butongole (Public Holiday).