Who We Are
Rights 4 Her Uganda is an ecofeminist, women-led organization advancing gender justice, environmental and climate resilience, and human rights in Uganda through rights-based and community-driven approaches.
We exist to confront and transform the intersecting structural inequalities that disproportionately affect women, particularly those marginalized on the basis of gender identity, socio-economic exclusion, and environmental vulnerability.
We recognize that gender inequality, social injustice, climate injustice, and environmental degradation are deeply interconnected systems of oppression. These intersecting injustices expose women, especially those in climate-affected and underserved communities to heightened risks of violence, displacement, economic exclusion, and compromised health and wellbeing.
Operating within one of the most restrictive contexts for gender, we deliver innovative, survivor-centered, and community-led responses that bridge climate justice, prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV), and socio-economic empowerment.
Mission
To empower marginalized women with skills, knowledge and resources through ecofeminism to promote gender justice, environmental sustainability, climate justice and human rights.
Vision
To create a just, equitable, and sustainable world free from Exploitation, Oppression, and environmental degradation.
Our Core Values
Commitment:
We are deeply committed to advancing gender justice, social justice, and climate justice for women in their diversity. We stand firm in our mission to challenge structural inequalities and support communities most affected by violence, exclusion, and environmental vulnerability.
Accountability:
We uphold transparency, integrity, and responsibility in all our actions. We are accountable to the communities we serve, our partners, and our mission to ensure ethical, inclusive, and impactful programming.
Reliability:
We are dependable and consistent in our work with communities, partners, and stakeholders. We deliver on our commitments through responsive, timely, and community-centered interventions that build trust and lasting impact.
Equity:
We are guided by the principle of fairness and justice. We actively work to dismantle systemic inequalities and ensure that women, especially those most marginalized have equal access to rights, opportunities, and resources.
Our Thematic Areas
Ecofeminism, Climate Justice, and Environmental Security:
We advance ecofeminist approaches that recognize the deep interconnections between gender inequality, environmental degradation, and climate injustice. Our work promotes environmental security by addressing the disproportionate impact of climate change on women, particularly in vulnerable and underserved communities.
Human Rights and Policy Advocacy:
We advocate for the protection and promotion of human rights, with a focus on gender justice, and the rights of women and marginalized communities. Through evidence-based advocacy and engagement with policy processes, we work to influence inclusive, equitable, and rights-respecting systems.
Holistic Security, Healing, and Protection:
We promote holistic security that goes beyond physical safety to include emotional, psychosocial, economic, and environmental wellbeing. We provide survivor-centered support, safe spaces, healing processes, and protection mechanisms for survivors of gender-based violence and structural harm.
Feminist Leadership, Voice, and Agency:
We strengthen feminist leadership and amplify the voices of Structurally silenced women. Through capacity building, movement building, and community organizing, we support communities to claim agency, influence decision-making, and lead transformative change.
Strategic Objective
At Rights 4 Her Uganda, we pursue innovative, evidence-based, and inclusive strategies to advance gender justice, environmental resilience, climate justice, and human rights. Our work is grounded in ecofeminism, feminist leadership, and holistic wellbeing, ensuring that all interventions are community-driven, sustainable, and transformative.
To establish a sustainable ecofeminist framework that integrates womenβs rights, environmental resilience, climate justice, and human rights into local, national, and global policy processes, while strengthening grassroots empowerment, leadership, and resilience among women in all their diversity. This framework seeks to transform structural inequalities by linking advocacy, community action, and evidence generation to drive long-term, inclusive, and sustainable change.
Advocacy, Policy Influence, and Systems Change:
We engage policymakers, civil society actors, and communities to advance inclusive, gender-responsive, and rights-based laws and policies. Through strategic advocacy, we influence systems change that addresses structural inequalities affecting structurally silenced women. We generate and use evidence-based research, documentation, and analysis to amplify marginalized voices and inform policy reform at local, national, and regional levels.
Community Empowerment and Capacity Strengthening:
We strengthen the leadership, knowledge, and skills of structurally silenced women through training, mentorship, and feminist capacity-building programs. We support grassroots organizing and movement building to enable communities to actively participate in climate action, social justice advocacy, and resilience-building processes.
Holistic Protection, Healing, and Wellbeing:
We promote holistic security that integrates physical, psychosocial, economic, digital, and environmental wellbeing. We provide survivor-centered support systems, safe spaces, and healing-centered interventions for survivors of gender-based violence and structural harm, while integrating Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), mental health, and environmental safety into all programming.
Ecofeminist Climate Action and Environmental Justice:
We advance ecofeminist approaches that link gender justice with climate resilience and environmental sustainability. We promote climate-smart livelihoods, green skills, and sustainable economic alternatives for structurally silenced women and marginalized communities. We also support community-led environmental restoration, tree planting, and climate awareness initiatives that strengthen local resilience.
Research, Knowledge Production, and Strategic Communication:
We document human rights violations, gender-based violence, and climate-related injustices to build evidence for advocacy and accountability. Through storytelling, multimedia campaigns, and community narratives, we amplify the voices of structurally silenced women, shaping public discourse and influencing social change.
