Democracy,Governance & Human Rights
Good governance and the advancement of human rights go hand in hand. Good governance and human rights are mutually reinforcing. Human rights principles provide a set of values to guide the work of Governments and other political and social actors. They also provide a set of performance standards against which...
Education
Education is a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty mitigating the pattern of fragility especially for the girl child, raising incomes, promoting economic growth and shared prosperity for improved health, gender equality, peace, and stability. FIRD’s interventions seek to promote access to quality ...
HEALTH
Sexual and reproductive health rights Sexual and reproductive health rights are important for everyone and FIRD seeks to promote sexual Reproductive health and rights of women , girls, boys and youths in post conflict Northern Uganda by strengthening access to information, community Mobile health services , community sensitization on health...
Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment
Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Rural Livelihoods are enhanced by through effective participation of women, and men in rural communities to increase productivity and improve small holder farmer’s livelihoods and also address the impacts of climate change
Events
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16 Days of Activism
November 25 @ 12:00 am - December 10 @ 11:00 pm
From Our Blog
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Celebrating the Spirit of Teachers` Day
One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world; a quote by the daughter to a teacher, Malala Yousafazi. Rightly so, teachers are the first guiding step in the big world. Without a mentor over our heads, a guide to distinguish right from wrong, we would... -
The Right to Educate
"The right to educate means the right to a qualified teacher", this theme was chosen to mark the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights (1948) where education is recognized as a key fundamental right. A right that cannot be fulfilled without teachers, trained and qualified teachers are fundamental... -
The Value of A Teacher
A good teacher can inspire and ignite the imagination and instill the love of learning. “Brad Henry” As we celebrate the world teachers’ day this year 2018 we should also try recognize the fact that teachers are important to every community on the planet, they contribute to each aspect of... -
Teacher-Pupil Relationship
Teachers and pupils have a mutual relationship that places one at a disadvantage in absence of another, their decisions and actions affect each other. Based on this special relationship, certain expectations have to be met in order to thrive in the classroom environment.Gradually, some spoken or unspoken rules and systems... -
International Day of Older Persons: 1st October
Uganda’s elderly population to double to 2.5 million by 2040 Worldwide, the proportion of older persons (aged 60 years and above) stands at 11% and it’s anticipated to double by 2050 (UNDESA 2013). In sub-Saharan Africa, older persons comprise 5% of the population (UNFPA 2012). In Uganda, the current population of... -
Orientation of health workers and the district stake holders on the National Adolescent Health Policy and Service Standards;
With an aim of developing a district based adolescent health committee through which the policy can be disseminated to the community in order to enhance service standards and effective implementation of the policy on SRHR/YFS in Lira and Alebtong Districts. FIRD Uganda believes in ending child marriage and teenage pregnancies... -
Orientation of stakeholders on Participatory School Governance methodology held on 27th September, 2018.
World Bank ranked Uganda among the top 20 ‘hotspot’ countries for child marriages. In 2013 it was ranked 16th out of 25 with the highest rate of early marriages with 46% marrying before the age of 18 and 12% before 15 years, making child marriage cases in northern Uganda increase... -
Regional Workshop on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights
With support from PLAN International Uganda, PLAN Sweden and the Swedish international development cooperation agency (SIDA);Foundation for Integrated Rural Development (FIRD) is participating at the regional workshop to further engage with the different participants and partners from Uganda, Kenya, Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan on enhancing the Adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights(ASHR) in the region and... -
Why is violence against children on the rise and who is to blame?
Violence against children is increasingly becoming a global problem, according to UN children's agency UNICEF. Reports show that an estimated one billion children experience moderate to severe physical abuse each year. In Uganda, three in every four young adults have experienced some form of violence during childhood and one in... -
Community Healing and Memory Dialogue
Community Healing and Memory Dialogue Reparations for sexual and gender based violence cases require a multi-dimensional development approach.Through FIRD-Ug grassroots perspective approach, We were delighted to engage with the community today to share our experiences and further contribute to the healing process. Both women and men have shown tremendous progress...
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