| 31 March 2016
Reproductive Health Uganda
Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) is an indigenous, voluntary, not-for-profit organisation. The association has long-standing experience and expertise providing integrated comprehensive SRHR information and services which include sexuality education, family planning (FP), HIV prevention, care and treatment, breast and cervical cancer screening, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) management, immunisation, etc. RHU is proud to be associated with pioneering family planning in Uganda. For more than 60 years RHU has been involved in SRHR service provision and advocacy programmes that have defined the SRHR landscape in the country. Annually RHU provides more than seven (7) million life-saving, affordable, accessible and quality SRHR information and services to the most vulnerable and underserved communities including young people, refugees, and those in hard to reach areas totalling more than 1.2 million people. RHU implements several programmes in humanitarian settings in up to ten (10) refugee settlements. This is possible through the 19 RHU owned clinics with youth centres, located in the different regions of the country on top of having a franchise clinics totally 60. And a large service delivery network of about 25 outreach teams and over 6,000 community resource persons, conducting over 1,000 outreaches annually. Our Vision: A Uganda where everyone’s SRHR are fulfilled and protected without discrimination Our Mission: To champion, provide and enable universal access to rights based SRHR information and services to vulnerable and underserved communities especially young people Our Values: Voluntarism; Rights Based, Integrity, Choice and Result Oriented RHU is held in high repute among partners. RHIU has previously chaired of the Uganda Family Planning Consortium - a platform that brings together more than 15 major family planning partners. We are the current deputy chair of the Coalition to End Maternal Mortality Due to Unsafe Abortion, we sit on many working groups in the ministries of health, gender and education. We lead a number of platforms that bring together different SRHR partners implementing specific advocacy interventions.
| 20 January 2025
AIDOS
AIDOS began its journey in 1981 as a women’s association and non-governmental organisation. Since its establishment, AIDOS has worked in Low-Income Countries, Europe and Italy to build, promote and defend the rights, dignity and freedom of choice of women and girls. AIDOS works in partnership with local organisations and institutions to provide tools to women and their organisations, particularly in those areas where the experience of the Italian feminist movement has yielded significant results. These areas are: women’s rights sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) economic empowerment of women; education of girls. AIDOS’ approach is based on a continuous and equal dialogue with women’s and non-governmental organisations worldwide and with associations and people engaged with human rights, women’s and LGBTQI rights. AIDOS was recognised in 1992 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as eligible to manage public funds for implementing international development projects. And has a special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and is implementing partner of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Italy. Check out their Instagram.
| 20 January 2025
Women’s Rights Foundation
Women’s Rights Foundation (WRF) of Malta is a voluntary organisation committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning their legal rights. WRF aims to ensure that women’s rights are protected through policy and law reform, raise awareness and offer training to end violence against women. WRF also provides free legal advice and initial legal representation to women who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and discriminated against due to their gender. Contact: Twitter