It was all fanfare at Eureka Place Hotel Ntinda as civil society organizations Women leadership Development (WLEDE) and Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) marked the close out of their election observation mission for the 2016 Uganda election. The occasion featured the recognition of the efforts of FHRI and WLEDE’S 27 Long-Term Observers who... Read More
THE fourth Annual Women’s Leadership Conference, organized by the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), is slated for October 16th in Kampala. This year’s Conference will be different from the previous three, as it will officially launch the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in the country. The WEPs are a... Read More
International Women’s Day is a global day for celebrating the economic, political, social and environmental achievements of women past, present and future. At the same time, however, it is also a day for highlighting the inequities and challenges which still need to be addressed regarding women’s involvement in all sectors... Read More
Uganda Martyrs University – UMU hosted the two days’ 10th Inter University Human Rights debate at its beautiful main campus Nkozi. The theme of the debate was “Our Rights, Our Freedoms- Raising the Bar”. The debate was on (10th – 11th March 2017 and opened by the Chief Justice of... Read More
On 4th February 2016, Women Leadership Development in partnership with Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and supported by the European Union conducted a training for Short Term Observers Eureka Hotel in Kampala. This training will be followed by another in Mbale on the 10th February 2016. The 66 participants were... Read More
Wlede in partnership with CEON-U, FHRI joins hand on a campaign to advocate for more women in leadership position in this forthcoming elections of 2016. Honour your vote! Vote women, Basobola! is a voter education tag line by civil society organizations, Foundation For Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) and Women in... Read More
UN Women today launched a major campaign in the lead-up to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the historic Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. A year of activities around the world will aim to mobilize governments and citizens alike to picture a world where gender equality is... Read More