Empowering Women in Refugee Settlements: Addressing Gender-Based Violence and Promoting Economic Self-Reliance

This article was originally posted on the WITNESS blog. Archiving a large video collection can be a daunting task. However, organizing and preserving footage can help simplify both day-to-day and long-term media advocacy projects. We talked with Patrick Otim of the Refugee

Supporting Survivors of Wartime Gender-Based Violence: Upholding Rights, Addressing HIV, and Support Systems

The devastating impact of wartime gender-based violence (GBV) extends far beyond the immediate physical and Psychological trauma the victim faces.

Ensuring you ace this essential academic task

Ensuring you ace this essential academic task

Explore how Educon is leading the way in integrating cutting-edge technology into the classroom, transforming the way students learn and engage with content.

Archives: Governance, Memory, and Heritage - Uganda's Path to Truth-seeking and Accountability

Uganda's journey towards truth-seeking and accountability has been slow moving and significantly hindered by the poor traction and management of its archives and records. Yet repositories of information remain invaluable for remembering and understanding the past,

From Victim of Sexual Violence to Community Prison: The Double Victimhood Tales of Refugee Male Survivors in Uganda

Awareness of sexual violence against men and boys is gradually growing in different parts of the world. They are being acknowledged as victims of such acts, especially rape – partly due to the relentless interventions

War forgotten victims: Vulnerabilities of children born out of rape during war

Rape is a horrifying reality among women and girls. The weapon of Rape often devastates victims with extreme violations and trauma, and women frequently tend to look at themselves as the living dead as they raise children of unknown fathers.

Digital technologies against human trafficking: What the case of refugees in Uganda tells us

This year’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP), marked annually on 30 July, was commemorated under the theme of 'Use and Abuse of Technology.’ First commemorated almost a decade ago,

Women are at the short end of the Climate Change stick. What can we do about it?

Poor and marginalised groups [including women and girls] have limited ability to cope with climate change impacts according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

How can we sustain the gains on gender equality for all? Reflections from Adjumani District

International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed for many decades. The institution of the day was driven by the universal female suffrage movement that began in New Zealand and was later propelled by the labour movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th Century.