Our Programmes
We run programmes along three themes: Digital Storytelling, Human Rights, and Education. These themes have been chosen because although they are distinct, they are also highly interdependent.
Digital Storytelling
We work with a collective of storytellers, journalists and progressive organisations who want to produce socially conscious content.
Human Rights
We collaborate with human rights defenders across Africa to document human rights issues in Uganda and beyond.
Education
Our digital literacy and human rights training empowers communities and activists through both training and education.
Digital Storytelling
We incubate new models of storytelling and campaigning for social issues. Digital platforms potentially have an enormous reach, and are therefore a powerful way to bring attention to important causes and create positive change. We have partnered with Stories 4 Human Rights, an online hub which invites work from freelancers and citizen journalists alike. Through this partnership, we hope to raise awareness storied affecting communities and issues related top social justice in Uganda and beyond.
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The platform is also a means of encouraging creativity and self-expression, creating a sense of community, preserving cultural heritage and documenting communities’ experiences.
Human Rights
Our Human Rights programme delivers training on campaigning tools to activists; including teaching on public demonstrations, social media campaigns, lobbying, litigation, and grassroots organizing. Campaigners we work with may be focused on specific issues, such as the right to education, access to healthcare, or childrens’ rights; while others may address broader concerns, such as social injustice or poverty.
Our hope is that through better human rights campaigning, we can raise public awareness, influence policy, and mobilize people to address human rights violations, prevent their re-occurrence, and ultimately, ensure that people are able to freely enjoy their human rights.
"Human Rights are not things that are put on the table for people to enjoy. These are things you fight for and then you protect"
-Wangarĩ Muta Maathai
Education
We carry out education and teaching in three areas: Human Rights, Digital Literacy, and Production Skills.
Human Rights
Human Rights Education aims to develop awareness and understanding of human rights among individuals and communities. By helping people understand their own rights as well as the rights of others, we hope to empower them to take action to protect and promote those rights. Our teaching includes a wide range of educational activities, including formal and non-formal education, community-based education, and advocacy campaigns. The programmes are taught in schools, universities, workplaces, community centers, and online platforms.
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Digital literacy
Our digital literacy workshops and community-based program aims to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate and engage with the modern digital world. Our digital literacy project covers:
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Basic digital skills: Teaching people how to use computers, mobile devices, and other digital tools, as well as how to navigate the internet.
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Online safety and security: Teaching people how to protect their personal information online, how to identify and avoid scams and phishing attacks, and how to use strong passwords.
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Digital citizenship: Helping people to understand the ethical and social implications of digital technologies and how to engage in responsible online behavior.
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Media literacy: Teaching people how to critically evaluate and analyze digital media, including news articles, videos, and social media posts.
The goal is to empower individuals with the skills and knowledge they need to participate in the digital world and take advantage of the many benefits it offers.
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Production
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The production skills project was developed to train people working with civil society organisations in audio production and mobile journalism. Organizations at the grassroots are often early points of contact after human rights have taken place, and are thus are well-positioned to document events as they happen. The ubiquity of mobile phones and inexpensive technical equipment creates an ideal environment for citizen journalism to flourish in.
The goal is to develop a network of human rights defenders who are proficient in producing simple digital reports or podcast to promote awareness of their cause and to report human rights abuses as they occur. Documenting abuses promotes accountability, and raises awareness of the issues at stake.