UWTPM aims at enhancing the capacities and capabilities of rural women groups to develop and implement programs aimed at wise resource use and therefore restoring and/or maintaining the environment, the natural resource base and supply of tree products. UWTPM addresses the following issues: Natural resources managment, Combating desertification, Biodiversity, Reproductive Health/Rights, HIV/AIDS patient handling, and other programs such as reproductive health/rights which are a reflection of the needs of the women with whom UWTPM interacts with.