The alcohol that had been brewed to celebrate her transition into womanhood was instead used to mark her funeral. Twenty years later, we are still waiting for her to wake up. She slept in visible pain. Everyone watching her undergo the ritual saw her die in helpless pain. The saddest […]
Greetings Partners and Friends of Center for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP) CEDOVIP joins in solidarity with the global and national community to manage and contain the spread of COVID-19. CEDOVIP recognises the importance that all staff and our partners take the initiative to stay safe and protect others. In light […]
As the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to hit hard and disrupt the daily lives of women, men and children, governments are under immense pressure to curb further spread of the disease and offer a fast response to avert its devasting consequences to human life and the economy. As the government […]
On June 15, 2017, members of the Domestic Violence Act Coalition (DVAC) in partnership with Uganda Women’s Parliamentarians held a press conference at Parliamentary Lounge petitioning the government on the lack of justice for women and girls experiencing violence. The petition codenames “Not another woman!” attracted members of the media, […]
CEDOVIP creates awareness about commercial sex exploitation of children CSEC by strengthening community members knowledge about the causes of CSEC with the community activists drama group at Kabalagala, Pantaleo zone, Makindye division.
(From left) Buliisa district Woman MP Norah Bigirwa speaking during a dialogue on financing towards eliminating gender- based violence as Sophie Nampewo of Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (centre) and Tina Musuya of CEDOVIP look on.Activists have asked legislators to consider setting aside funds in the next financial year budget […]
Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) and Civil Society Organization have decried the reduction in women’s efforts at workplaces blaming it on the increasing sexual harassment by fellow male workmates with calls to have the vice contained if women are to contribute to the economic development of Uganda. The group made […]
Community Activists (CAs), Local Councils (LCs), Sengas, and drama groups have been working hard to prevent Commercial Sex Exploitation of Children in Makindye. On 27th June 2019, CEDOVIP and all the CSEC teams from Makindye met for a collaboration meeting to strengthen collaboration among the different teams for effective prevention […]
The formal Justice System in Uganda is taking significant steps to enable survivors of GBV to access justice. On 20th June 2019, CEDOVIP and the Judicial Training Institute (JTI) held a high level validation meeting for the Gender-Based Violence Training Manual for Judicial Officers. Participants included Judicial Officers and other members […]
