DWONA INITIATIVE EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TACKLE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

Dwona Initiative, a non-profit organization based in Kampala, Uganda, launched an advocacy campaign called Let Art Be My Voice to educate people about gender-based violence and promote gender equality. The campaign used art as a tool to reach school children, school administrators, and community members, teaching them about the different forms of violence that girls and women can face and how they can play a role in preventing it.

To ensure that the campaign reached as many people as possible, Dwona Initiative partnered with a number of other organizations, including BarefootLaw, Raising Teenagers Uganda, Femme Forte Uganda, Awesome Mind Speaks, and the Uganda Police Force. Together, they were able to reach a total of 724 pupils and students in 6 schools, as well as 17 school administrators and 40 community and village local council court members in Mukono, Kampala, and Wakiso districts.

In addition to these partnerships, the campaign was also supported by several organizations and groups, including The Thinking Watermill Society, Stanbic Bank Uganda, The Stutes Clean Water Project, and the Rotary Club of Kampala Munyonyo- Ngege Buddy Group. These supporters helped to ensure that the campaign was able to reach as many people as possible and make a positive impact.

The ultimate goal of Let Art Be My Voice is to amplify the voices of women and girls and work towards the eradication of gender-based violence, gender inequality, and poverty. Through the use of art and education, Dwona Initiative hopes to create a more equitable and safer world for all.

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