In the month of October, Josephine Kamisya, The executive Director of Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention based in Uganda had the pleasure of joining other WW2 Grantee Partners from during two days Regional Convening in Mbabane, #Eswatini , that offered opportunity to explore ways to strengthen national and regional #advocacy, […]
In the face of political uncertainty and division, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, unity can be a difficult achievement. Social issues impactingrelationship challenges, tend to be exacerbated during such precarious times, further polarising a population. Therefore, individuals…
By Sabila Benjamin Mark I am born and bred in patriarchal Africa; so naturally the kind of values I cherish are from a masculine perspective. I have been brought up to believe that women are secondary beings – the kind whose interests come after men’s. My orientation in life has […]
The Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention in Kampala, Uganda implements SASA!, a community mobilisation intervention that seeks to change community attitudes, norms and behaviours that result in men’s power over women. This power imbalance is conceptualised as the root cause of violence against women, which supports HIV risk-related behaviours. SASA! […]
CEDOVIP and its partner Raising Voices have Published a popular report of the findings from the SASA! Study: a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of a community mobilization intervention to prevent violence against women and reduce HIV risk in Kampala, Uganda The report named “Is violence against […]
Since 2004, I’ve worked as a grass roots activist for women’s rights, working with both men and women to prevent violence against women in Uganda. I have come face to face with women who experience violence from their partners and many men who thought that controlling their partners and disciplining […]