Enhancing observance of fundamental human rights

Enhancing observance of fundamental human rights for peaceful co-existence among the indigenous and migrant communities in Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, and Kamwenge Districts- Rwenzori region

Through the 3-year project “Enhancing observance of fundamental human rights for peaceful co-existence among the indigenous and migrant communities in

Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, and Kamwenge Districts- Rwenzori region”  impacted the communities as below;-

• Women and youth leaders worked as a team and have transformed the mindset of the communities to stop domestic violence especially GBV at family level and inter- tribal conflicts between indigenous and the refugees.  
• Youth leaders formed youth human rights and peace building clubs in all the 15 sub counties that are currently spearheading human rights promotion and conflict resolution. 
• With the prevailing peace in the region refugees got opportunities to buy land, work as taxi drivers, boda-boda riders in the host communities.
• One of the success stories documented was  

• Two women won the LC5 Chairperson positions representing a 1.8% compared to 2011 where there was none.   
• In 2016 36.3% female committee chairpersons were election in the 10^th parliament.