Uganda, March 5 -- Women in Ankole Diocese have started an investment club to improve household incomes and stop dependence on their husbands for support.

Under their umbrella body, the Ankole Diocese Women Investment Association (ADWLA), the group says they want to promote strategic investment and development.

"We found out that poverty was high because of a family solely being dependent on a man and that a man cannot manage," Dr Alice Mwesigwa, the brain behind the association, said.

"So we had to find out how we can empower women to improve on their husband's income. If he can pay school fees, let the woman buy books and uniforms," she added.

Dr Mwesigwa said aware of the low incomes of most families and the fact that they did not ...