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. FIRD seeks to Improve
From Our Blog
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Menstrual Hygiene Management
The 28 May marks menstrual hygiene day globally and annually. This specific day is dedicated to educating and informing people especially girls and women about menstruation. Menstruation is the periodic shedding of the lining of a woman's uterus. This occurs monthly for about 3-7 days to every normal and healthy... -
Joining the world in commemoration of UHC Day
Our Director's Message: on the 12/12/18,Foundation of Integrated Rural Development joined the world to commemorate the Universal Health Camps day in Walela a hard to reach community where young girls and boys, adolescents and, men and women have challenges to access Health Care and services. Today we are delighted... -
16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM
‘We won't stop until every girl is safe’ today our prevention of violence against children’ team together with Raising Voices team and DIS engaged through a school based focus group discussion with good school committee of parents, teachers and children and parents at one of the primary school where great... -
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...
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