Haki Nawiri Afrika
Haki Nawiri Afrika is an initiative formed by Kenya based activists in collaboration with university students from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
country: Uganda
Winner’s Essay – African Youth For Maputo Protocol Essay Competition
At the start of their careers, women’s rights advocates often do not have the prerequisite human rights knowledge necessary for women’s rights advocacy, including litigation. Furthermore, where human rights training is incorporated into the curriculum of law schools, this training is often not complemented by practical experience in applying human rights standards. To address this, together with Equality Now, we established the African Youth for Maputo Protocol Essay Competition as part of a pilot project on ways of creating awareness amongst the next generation of women’s rights practitioners. We hope to address the scholarly and experiential gaps in women’s rights
Center for Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD)
CEHURD is a Ugandan non-profit, research and advocacy organisation which is pioneering the justiciability of the right to health, founded in 2010. Their mission is to advance health rights for vulnerable communities through an integrated program of litigation, advocacy and action research.
UGANDA WOMEN’S NETWORK (UWONET)
Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET) is an advocacy and lobbying network of national women’s NGO’s and individuals, operating in Uganda. They aim to see a Ugandan society free of all forms of gender based discrimination in the future and they aim for this to be achieved by coordinating collective action among members and other stakeholders through networking, capacity building, resource mobilization, policy research and advocacy for the attainment of gender equality in Uganda.
Latest
Posts
Maputo Protocol 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards Announced, Voting Open
The 20 for 20 Solidarity Awards recognise those who have steered the arduous complexities of gender inequality in Africa in the hope that this will inspire others to make a
International Women’s Day 2023: #DigitALL for the Maputo Protocol
Today marks International Women’s Day, a day where the world pauses to take stock of women’s diverse achievements as well as the persisting patriarchal systems which undermine efforts to transform
“It’s time for action” – Akufo-Addo on 20 Years of the Maputo Protocol
Source: Modern Ghana
BAOBAB’s Press Release on the 2023 Nigerian Election
Nigerian SOAWR Member, BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, has published a press statement for immediate release on the upcoming February 25 2023 general and presidential elections. Download the Press Release