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June 16, 2021

Podcast #8 Mental Health for HRD's

In a world where mental illness has been presented as something to be ashamed of, it is no wonder people don’t speak up. In this episode the DHRLab Engagement Leads Daniel Odongo and Phillip Ayazika invited Joy Mukasa Leah (AHAR) and Tusiime Tutu (Trainer, Poet, DHRLab Blogger) …

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June 16, 2021

The sexual-assault crisis in Uganda: how cases are handled

It’s devastating that 1 in every 5 women has been a victim of sexual assault. It is sad knowing that we live in a society that perpetuates …

June 8, 2021

Meet the Innovation Program Winning Teams

Four teams have been selected as winners of the second round of the Innovation Programme after successfully pitching their ideas that aim t…

June 2, 2021

ICT's opening the door to possibilities for PWDs

ICT has the potential for making significant improvements in the lives of persons with disabilities (PWDs) by allowing them to live indepen…

May 31, 2021

Monthly Digest: May 2021

Whether it's opinions on fostering digital human rights - or simply the valuable lessons learned along the way, here is the Digital Human R…

May 26, 2021

Design Sprint: Which teams are going to pitch?

The design sprint started after a second round of collecting digital solutions that human rights defenders can use to support their work in…

May 21, 2021

Girls in ICT Day

The importance of young girls in ICT is key, especially in a developing country like Uganda where online studying has been adopted and lack…

May 6, 2021

Collaboration to improve information on available assistive devices

6 reasons for collaboration between human rights organisations, illustrated by the successful example when Pollicy and the National Union o…

May 5, 2021

Podcast #7 Access and utilization of ICTs by PWDs

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the digital society as well as access to ICTs and assistive technology is part of the realization…

May 3, 2021

Monthly Digest: April 2021