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Civil society enabling environment (CSEE) project
Funders:
USAID/ Uganda civil society strengthening
activity
Goal: Empowering women-led civil society organizations
in Uganda with skills and knowledge to defend their rights to freedom of
expression and access to information
Project
Overview
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) will
implement its Freedom of Expression and Right to Access of Information Support
Program for women-led civil society organizations (CSOs) in Uganda. WOUGNET
will produce an assessment of the legal and regulatory frameworks affecting the
operational environment of CSOs with a focus on freedom of expression (FoE) and
right to access to information (A2I) and use this in building the capacity of women-led
CSOs in Uganda to effectively participate and advocate for FoE and A2I law
reforms. WOUGNET will also convene CSOs, media, and other stakeholders to
collaborate in addressing restrictions and expanding protection mechanisms
available to CSOs for violations of rights to FoE and A2I. Through radio and
social media campaigns, WOUGNET will address misinterpretation and
misapplication of relevant legal frameworks for FoE and A2I by both government
and CSO. The needs assessment and input from the meetings and campaigns will
provide information that WOUGNET will use to update its existing Women’s Rights
Online Legal Education Guide. The project is in furtherance of the National
Enabling Environment Action Plan developed by Ugandan CSOs in July-August 2021
under the Uganda Civil Society Strengthening Activity. The project activities will take place over seven months.
Project
Duration: April 2022 to September 2022
