FIDA Uganda

🔹 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗔-𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 We offer a wide range of free legal and empowerment services to promote gender equality and justice for women across Uganda, services like legal aid, mediation, economic empowerment, prison visits, and mobile legal clinics.…

We joined @EOC_UG in a stakeholder engagement to discuss protecting the rights of pregnant girls and women to stay in school. Our position is unequivocal: Pregnancy must never be a reason to exclude girls from education. We remain deeply concerned that current practices, such as…

📢 Happening Now! The @EOC_UG is holding a stakeholder engagement on developing inclusive policy recommendations to ensure that pregnant learners and adolescent mothers can continue their education without discrimination. Tune in!

🚨 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞. Across Africa and Latin America, anti-gender movements are threatening hard-won rights and protections. Join us for a powerful dialogue…

🚨 88% of Ugandans recognize Online or Technology Gender-Based Violence as a growing threat. From emotional and psychological abuse to sexual harassment and non-consensual image sharing, online violence is silencing voices, especially those of women and girls.📊 A FIDA-Uganda…

Workplace GBV affects countless individuals but often goes unreported due to fear or stigma. Whether you witness it or experience any form of gender-based violence, be it physical, emotional, or economic, your voice matters. FIDA-Uganda, with support from @EnabelinUganda, urges…

Many women in Uganda face challenges accessing their rightful inheritance due to errors or omissions in letters of administration, a critical document required to manage a deceased person’s estate. These gaps often delay justice and deepen economic vulnerability. Under the…

“FIDA-Uganda is working closely with us to curb child labour on plantations,” says ASP Batani Ibrahim in Iganga. Across Uganda, children, especially girls, are exploited through harmful labour practices. But with your support, we’re changing that. FIDA-Uganda is partnering with…

🔵 #InclusionTuesday Babu Juma, a 54-year-old man with a hearing impairment, was nearly evicted without compensation, until FIDA-Uganda stepped in. Through mediation and legal support, Babu not only secured UGX 18 million in compensation but also reclaimed his dignity and changed…

In Uganda’s justice system, many inmates, especially those on remand, spend years in detention without trial due to lack of legal knowledge, support, or access to timely justice. With support from @bread4theworld, we conducted a legal and psychosocial awareness session at Lwengo…

🎉 Warmest birthday wishes, Okia Deborah! Your strength, kindness, and commitment inspire everyone around you. As you celebrate today, may this new year bring you peace, purpose, and many meaningful milestones. Keep shining and leading with heart. 💜

Locus mediations are community-based dispute resolution sessions held directly at the site of a conflict. They foster fairness, transparency, and inclusive participation, especially in cases involving land, inheritance, and family disputes. ⚖️ Under the @wecannotwait project, we…

We joined @FemmeForteUg's first edition of The Kimeeza on navigating the politics of inclusion, under the theme: “Reimagining Inclusion, Power, and the Future of Organising.” This space offered deep reflections on what it means to build feminist futures rooted in community, care,…

✨ Start your week with courage. Speak your truth, even when it's hard; your voice matters. #MondayMotivation

Join us for the 1st ever edition of The Kimeeza, a brave space to navigate the politics of radical inclusion, hosted by Femme Forte Uganda and @ThinkCREA. 📅 Date: July 18th, 2025 🕗 Time: 8AM – 2PM EAT 📌 Theme: Reimagining Inclusion, Power & The Future of Organizing…

The internet should be a tool for learning, not a gateway to harm. Yet, 45% of children in Uganda report exposure to sexual images on social networking sites, with 40% encountering them through mobile phones, tablets, or computers. 💔 These findings from @UCC_Official’s National…

#FIDAInTheCourtRoom | Jane was overjoyed when she was appointed Country Director for an NGO in South Sudan. She sold her belongings, moved her children to new schools, and even took out a loan, ready to embrace a new chapter. But the opportunity quickly unraveled. Left in…

🟣 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? Many forms of Workplace GBV go unnoticed, yet their impact is deeply damaging. From physical and sexual harassment to psychological, economic, and emotional abuse, no one should endure…

Young mothers often face stigma, isolation, and limited opportunities to earn a living. With little to no resources, those in Moroto have struggled to provide for themselves and their children. To change this, FIDA-Uganda helped them form the United Women Group in Nadunget in…