Human Rights & Gender-Based Violence
$16,100 of $32,000 raised
The Women’s Rights Initiative (WORI) is an action-oriented organisation working with women and youth in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Through programmes in human and women’s rights awareness, advocacy, and education we promote leadership development, sexual and reproductive rights, and economic empowerment.,
WORI was founded in 2007 by three young Ugandan women to respond to the epidemic of poverty and denial of women’s rights in Uganda.
Our main aim is to to support their health and personal development. WORI has a special interest in the plight of women and youth, as they are the most susceptible to vulnerability in society physically, economically and psychologically.
Raising awareness is vital in GBV prevention. Thus, we were delighted to be invited to participate in a rally organised
We are very excited to show you some of our achievement with the Shelter project ! Thanks to your donations
The team of our social enterprise Star Durable Pads was present at the National Agriculture and Trade Show to promote
Shelter construction is nearly finished! Words can’t express the joy we feel for this tremendous achievement. We are humbled and
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day following a weekend of spending. To mark this special day, we are sharing a
This is one of our new projects this year under the sexual reproductive health program and we focus on menstrual
This year we have continued to create awareness of cervical cancer and training communities to ensure that we enable communities
This website has been developed by Women Rights Initiative (WORI) Uganda with support from the Civil Society in Uganda Support Programme (CUSP) which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with financial support from the European Union and the German government. The contents of this website are a sole responsibility of WORI Uganda and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union, the German Government or GIZ
The Women’s Rights Initiative (WORI) is an action-oriented organisation working with women and youth in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
