Grants for 2011

Action for Women and Awakening in Rural Environment (AWARE)

$10,000 For general support of this organization whose activities include human rights education, legal aid, and grassroots organizing in the economically-deprived, volatile Karamoja region

Action Group For Health, Human Rights, and HIV/AIDS (AGHA)

$20,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include pressing for the right to health through training, human rights education, and legislative and policy reform

Association for Reorientation and Rehabilitation of Teso Women for Development (TERREWODE)

$10,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include grassroots organizing to improve the livelihood and status of women, human rights education, and training in Teso region in eastern Uganda

Center for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP)

$25,000 For CEDOVIP's project to mentor community-based women's rights organizations and help them develop programs to challenge domestic violence 

East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP)

$15,000 For EHAHRDP's project to provide legal, technical, and medical assistance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) human rights defenders under threat

Human Rights Focus (HURIFO)

$20,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include pressing government, military, and police officials to respect the rights of IDPs and returnees, to document and report human rights abuses, and provide legal support to IDPs and returnees

Human Rights Network – Uganda (HURINET)

$5,000 For HURINET's project to convene a meeting of all stakeholders working in the oil region in Uganda to share information, encourage collaboration, and discuss the priorities of the resource rights movement

Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda (LAW-Uganda)

$10,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include undertaking strategic litigation to promote women's rights and providing legal aid to female victims of violence and discrimination in Uganda

National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE)

$20,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include defending the rights of communities affected by large infrastructure projects, encouraging civil society participation in sustainable management of natural resources, and strengthening local organizations' capacity to promote environmental justice

National Foundation for Democracy and Human Rights in Uganda (NAFODU)

$10,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include documenting and reporting human rights violations against women, children, and other vulnerable populations, and educating communities on women's, children's and economic, cultural, and social rights

National Women's Association for Social and Educational Advancement (NWASEA)

$10,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include working with community groups to promote women's rights through increased participation of women in local government, adult literacy, and women's rights awareness campaigns

Platform for Labour Action (PLA)

$15,000 For PLA's project to promote women's rights by working with community groups in Iganga and Lira Districts to protect girls engaged in petty trading against sexual assault

Refugee Law Project (RLP)

$20,000 For RLP's project to provide legal aid and counseling to refugees and failed asylum seekers

Teso Women Peace Activists (TEWPA)

$10,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include monitoring, documenting and reporting human rights violations against women, grassroots organizing, and providing legal aid to women victims of violence

World Peasants/Indigenous Organization (WPIO)

$5,000 For general support of this organization, whose activities include educating urban and rural communities on indigenous people's rights, and documenting and reporting human rights violations against indigenous populations.