Enhancing observance of fundamental human rights - Women Leadership Development [WLEDE]

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.