Specific objective of the project
- Impact/Goal: Women and girls are empowered to pursue justice in an environment that serves their needs
- Specific Objective 1: Women are in a position to demand justice
- Specific Objective 2: Decision makers mobilise to make women and girls’ rights effective
Expected results
1.1: Women are legally empowered to act
2.1: Legal aid and protection services are improved and tailored to respond to women and girls’ access to justice needs
2.2: Institutions are accountable for protecting and promoting women and girls’ rights
Priority areas of implementation
- Northern Uganda, with a primary focus on Acholiland;
- Eastern Uganda, with a primary focus on Busoga and Karamoja. In both regions, GBV is deeply embedded within local customs;
- Western Uganda, with a primary focus on Bunyoro, the area hosts the development of extractive industries which primarily impact women, small land owners and artisanal farmers.
Project Partners
- Penal Reform International
- Barefoot Law
- The Uganda Women Network (UWONET)
Main activities
- Legal awareness-raising and community outreach
- Provision of legal aid services to pre -trial detainees
- Capacity building of Legal Aid Service Providers Network
- Creation, strengthening and facilitation of networks of human rights monitors
Funding and duration of the project
- Budget for the project: €4.000.000
- Donor: The Embassy Of The Kingdom Of The Netherlands
- Duration and dates of the project: 48 months (April 2021 –March 2025)