‘We Cannot Wait’ Movement
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A consortium with SIHA Network, FIDA Uganda, EWLA, NAGAAD Network & Musawah building an inclusive women’s mov't in the Horn of Africa. ✊🏿 🇸🇸🇸🇩🇺🇬🇪🇹🇸🇴
Joined November 2021
🚨 The situation in El Fasher, North Darfur – Sudan has spiraled into a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe.. As the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) tightens its grip, civilians, especially women and girls, are bearing the brunt: displacement, hunger, sexual violence, and a severe
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At 63 years old, Omon Hellen is championing justice and Gender Inclusion as a mediator on the Ker Kwaro Acholi Committee. Through the Community Legal Volunteers (CLV) model, FIDA-Uganda continues to empower communities by building the capacity of local leaders like Hellen to
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Through our ongoing efforts to create awareness on wills and trusts in local communities, we continue to promote access to justice and protect women’s rights to property and inheritance ⚖️. Recently, our Gulu office with support from @wecannotwait project, participated in the
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🎙️ In this episode of Expert Voices on Atrocity Prevention https://t.co/qn38CDSixg, our Regional Director Hala Al-Karib sits down with Jaclyn Streitfeld-Hall to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda and its intersection with atrocity prevention.
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📖 Our latest Newsletter https://t.co/hexvv8Ts8V highlights the courage, leadership, and unstoppable advocacy of women across the Greater Horn of Africa region. From grassroots organizing to influencing regional and international platforms, these women continue to push
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Through the @wecannotwait project, we worked to advance gender justice by strengthening grassroots movements, influencing policy reform, and promoting the rights of women and girls. We’re proud to stand alongside passionate women’s right’s activists like you in advancing
Thank you @FIDA_Uganda for amplifying the voices of grassroots women, challenging regressive socio-legal norms, and advancing inclusive feminist legal frameworks at both national and regional levels through the #WeCannotWaitProject
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Thank you @FIDA_Uganda for amplifying the voices of grassroots women, challenging regressive socio-legal norms, and advancing inclusive feminist legal frameworks at both national and regional levels through the #WeCannotWaitProject
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@wecannotwait @Sihanet @Nagaad_Network @musawah @FemnetProg @unwomenuganda @IDLO @women_ewla @FemmeForteUg @elayzabeth @LaspnetUganda @PeshPoni @uwonet @Uganetlaw @WomenProbono @CentreforWomen2 Lamwaka Irene Aziz, a women’s rights activist from Gulu, highlighted how the @wecannotwait project has strengthened their activist group to empower women to step into male-dominated leadership spaces and address gender-based violence in Gulu District. Through this initiative,
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Celebrating 5 years of @wecannotwait! 🎉 Shoutout to our team leader Lucy Karabo of Girls Life Line Organization for her tireless work empowering girls, challenging gender norms & advancing feminist justice on the ground. 💕#WCW5Years #FeministPower
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@wecannotwait @Sihanet @Nagaad_Network @musawah @FemnetProg @unwomenuganda @IDLO @women_ewla @FemmeForteUg @elayzabeth @LaspnetUganda @PeshPoni @uwonet @Uganetlaw @WomenProbono Doreen Kisakye, serving under the Kampala Women’s Rights Activists Group, celebrates the solidarity and collective action fostered through the @wecannotwait project. She recalls the devastating Nakawa Market fire, when women from the group came together to support affected
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@wecannotwait @Sihanet @Nagaad_Network @musawah @FemnetProg @unwomenuganda @IDLO @women_ewla @FemmeForteUg Serving as our moderator today is @elayzabeth, who leads Advocacy and Communications at FIDA-Uganda. #WCWProject
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As we mark 5 years of the @wecannotwait (WCW) project ✨, we reflect on Uganda’s journey within the regional movement, celebrating the resilience of Women’s Rights Activists (WRAs), partners, and consortium members, while showcasing district and national successes, innovations,
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📷Today we gather to celebrate 5 years of the @wecannotwait project 🎉, a groundbreaking feminist initiative implemented across the Greater Horn of Africa by a consortium of women’s rights organizations, including FIDA-Uganda, @Sihanet, @musawah, @Nagaad_Network, and @women_ewla.
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For SIHA Network, peace means justice, dignity, equality, and safe communities where women and girls can live free from violence! Peace is not merely the absence of conflict; it is the possibility of a shared future built on dialogue instead of weapons, equality instead of
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SIHA Network is seeking a consultant to design and facilitate a 3-day workshop on digital security for women-led organizations (WLOs) in South Sudan. 📍 Location: Juba, South Sudan 🕒 Apply by: 25 September 2025 We’re looking for: ✔️ Proven experience in ICT/digital literacy
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As we gear up for #InternationalPeaceDay, today we center on the experiences of women market vendors in Arua City, whose visions of peace call for dignity, justice, and freedom from harassment in the spaces where they earn their livelihoods ⤵️ #InternationalPeaceDay2025
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📘 For those seeking a deeper understanding of the human cost of Sudan’s ongoing crisis, we recommend exploring the report “Out of Sight: Sexual Violence and Ethnic Targeting in the Nuba Mountains / South Kordofan,” produced by @Adalap2021 with the support of SIHA Network:
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At FIDA-Uganda, we go beyond legal aid, empowering women, strengthening justice, and building inclusive communities. 💜 Learn more about our wide range of services supporting communities, especially women and girls.
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🌙 On this sacred day of Mawlid Al-Nabi, we are reminded of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him )'s teachings of compassion, justice, and peace! May the day inspire us all to foster the same values within our communities and beyond. #MawlidMubarak #MawlidAlNabi
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Are you passionate about digital rights, feminist advocacy, and creating safer online spaces? We are seeking an experienced facilitator to design and lead a 3-day Digital Security Workshop in Kampala 🇺🇬, empowering women’s rights organizations to strengthen their resilience
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