The Period Equality Network Members
A community for those working on grassroots period equality initiatives in East Africa and beyond. TPEN provides a space where grassroots organizations and those working with them can share resources & learning, access training, and be part of an active community to support their work and advocacy.
"Championing Grassroots action to improve Menstrual Health"
Established in 2019 in Uganda, is a youth and women-led
non-profit organization. Their primary mission is to empower deprived and marginalized
communities through capacity building and service delivery. Their key focus areas
encompass climate change, education, health & hygiene, and youth & women
empowerment. Inspire Youth conducts training and skills development programs, engages
in grassroots initiatives, collaborates with funding agencies, and delivers essential services
such as healthcare and education.
Vision
A world where all young people and women have been empowered and equipped to
realize their potential.
Mission
To conceptualize and provide empowerment initiatives for youth and women to
attain a sustainable future
Gender Environment and Development Action (GEDA-UGANDA) is a nonprofit organization
in Uganda with a mission to address gender inequality in environmental, economic, health,
and socio-cultural contexts. GEDA aims to promote gender equity, environmental
sustainability, and economic justice with strong commitment and action learning agenda to
ignite community led innovations and solutions.
Vision
A world where gender equity, Environment and Economic justice prevail, in which
women & girls have the power to harness their full potential
Mission
To promote gender and environmentally sensitive development initiatives for
resilient and dignified lives for all
Women Economic and Social Rights Development Organization
Women Economic and Social Rights Development Organization (WESDO) is a women-led grassroot
not-for-profit non-government organization that
advocates, documents and disseminates information on the rights of women, girls and children to
ensure that there is Gender equality for women and girls.
Vision
Women youth and their children empowered to live a better life
Mission
Creating opportunities for women youth and their children to engage in
development and advocacy initiatives that improve their social, economic and civic well-being and
development
Sustainable Youth Development Foundation (SYDF) is a local non - political, not
for profit youth led Community Based Organization realizing gaps after the rehabilitated former children living on the
streets seeking for
employment opportunities and connections.
Vision
SYDF visualizes a youth generation whose standards of living are self –
sustainably improved socially, economically, and conscious about human rights.
Mission
Empowering the youth to find access to sustainable development in society
through hands on skills training and development to solve their own social-
economic challenges.
I Matter Initiative is a youth-led NGO in Rwanda, established in 2020, with a mission to combat period poverty and destigmatize menstrual hygiene. They currently assist 1,500 beneficiaries, primarily adolescent girls in public schools who lack access to sanitary products and are at risk of dropping out.
Vision
We want to create a world where young girls and women are empowered to be active changers of their futures.
Mission
Ending period poverty in Rwanda, destigmatize menstruation through providing skills in sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM)
Women's Probono Initiative
Since it's formation in 2018, WPI has so far handled over 1,500 cases through legal representation, legal advice through our toll-free lines, community legal aid clinics, and Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for women and girls all over Uganda.
Vision
A just and equitable society where women and girls are free from all forms of discrimination and violence.
Mission
To advance gender justice through promoting autonomy, voice, and influence of women and girls in legislation, policy, and practice.
Youth Inclusion and Empowerment Network Uganda (YIEN) is a youth-led nonprofit organization in Uganda. Their primary focus is on promoting inclusion and empowerment in Uganda's social landscape, especially for young individuals, with a strong emphasis on girls and young women.
Vision
To empower, skill and mentor adolescents and young people particularly girls and young women to improve their socio-economic status by building sustainability, health and productivity of communities.
Mission
A world where young people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and improve their health and well-being and exercise their fundamental human rights.
Public Health Ambassadors Uganda (PHAU) is a grassroots organization that started in 2011 as a club for music, dance and drama at Clarke international university in Kampala. PHAU empowers local community members to become health educators and advocates.
Vision
Young people empowered to take control and ownership of their health.
Mission
To champion efforts that empower young people to make informed decisions related to sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
Enabling Rural Opportunity Network (ERONet)
ERONet, over the past decade, has dedicated itself to uplifting marginalized groups like widows, abductees, girl mothers, orphans, and grandmothers. Their significant achievement lies in offering academic mentorship and life skills to 3,000 girls in 15 remote schools in Northern Uganda.
Vision
Equitable and inclusive world in which vulnerable and at-risk women and girls, and people living with disability achieve their full potential, living a life of dignity and self-reliance in harmony with the environment
Mission
Our mission is to alleviate suffering and create opportunities for sustainable development in rural and post-conflict settings, through multi-dimensional programs and services to reduce disadvantage amongst vulnerable and at-risk women and girls, and people living with disability
Eagles Youth Development Initiative (EYDI), established in 2002 in Wakiso District, Uganda, originated from a grassroots initiative to address various social and health challenges in Nazalesi village.
Vision
To create an empowered and Healthy generation.
Mission
Contributing to the process of HIV prevention, restoring hope and empower young people resulting into zero new infection through scaling up access to quality SRH services for social and economic well-being
Together Alive Health Initiative (TAHI) is a youth-led non-profit organization in Uganda established in 2014, with a primary goal of improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people, particularly girls.
Vision
Young people empowered to take control and ownership of their health.
Mission
To champion efforts that empower young people to make informed decisions related to sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing.
Path 4 Health
Path 4 Health through the Pad A Girl Campaign has taken part in creating awareness among vulnerable and marginalized Adolescent Girls and Young women on Menstrual Hygiene and Management with dignity.
Vision
Path for Health envisions a country where young people are fully empowered to live socio-economically healthy lives.
Mission
To improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and social well fair of young people -solutions for vulnerable communities.
She Inspires Uganda
She Inspires Uganda is a non-profit organization operating in Nakivale Refugee
Settlement, In Isingiro District. Their vision is to empower girls and promote
gender equality. They provide education, vocational training, and skills for
adolescent girls, empower women with business skills, and create girls' clubs in
schools. They also raise awareness on gender equality, health, through initiatives
like Miss Refugees competitions. Additionally, they have projects like the She
Inspires Girls' Club and the Empower-Her Livelihoods Project, which supports
refugee girls and single mothers in income-generating activities.
Vision
A world where all young people and women have been empowered and equipped to
realize their potential.
Mission
To conceptualize and provide empowerment initiatives for youth and women to
attain a sustainable future
Femme International Femme is a non-governmental organization founded in 2013 to address the barriers people face as a result of menstruation. Femme international has helped realize safe and healthy periods for 16,342 girls and women.
Vision
Femme’s vision is to envision a world where menstruation is not a barrier, and all menstruators have equal access to opportunity and possibility.
Mission
Femme’s mission is to address the unique health and safety needs of women and girls in developing communities. We believe that all women deserve the opportunity to empower themselves through education and personal health.
Tackle is a registered NGO that has been in existence since 2002 and is an expert in delivering impactful Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) education using football. In 2019, Tackle won the World Football Summit Award for its 5-step methodology, combining SRHR education through play.
Vision
Young people empowered to take control and ownership of their health.
Mission
Our mission is to provide young African men and women with HIV and SRHR support through football coaching that will have a significant positive
impact on their decision making and behavior, limiting the impact of HIV within their communities.
YAGANET runs a campaign to End Menstrual Stigma among Teenage Girls including Girls Living with Disabilities affected by impact of climate change in Kasese, since 2020, we have reached to 1000 girls from community affected the impact of climate change.
Vision
We envision an Empowered and resilient young people led sustainable transformation.
Mission
To enable young people to initiate, own and effectively led climate resilient enterprises that promotes equality, builds communities and transform lives.
Imarisha Dada led the campaign to mobilize resources from local and national stakeholders and held the first ever International Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021 in Masindi District where 300 girls from 10 schools received sanitary kits that included 1 pair of re-usable pads, 1 pair of pants, washing bucket and 1 bar of soap.
Vision
A safe space where Adolescent Girls and Young Women Prosper
Mission
To design and implement inclusive approaches that cultivate confidence among adolescent girls and young women, claim their voices, create agency and boldly step forward to challenge socio-cultural injustices and patriarchal mindset through collectives and supporting community led initiatives and activism
LOSCO Uganda is a non-profit organization that has made significant strides in the field of community development and empowerment within the East African nation.
Vision
Stable and sustainable community development.
Mission
To promote community transformation through partnership and
networking with likeminded NGOs, CSOs and government agencies.
Touch Ministries Uganda manages TOUCH PRIMARY SCHOOL to access
quality education to orphans. Clean and safe water is being provided to the
community. Relief and Livelihood support is accessed to needy households and with support from Equity Bank provided financial literacy training to communities for economic inclusion. Skills training is provided to young
Vision
A self-sustainable and economically inclusive society
Mission
To contribute towards reducing learning poverty and economic
vulnerability through provision of quality and affordable education to children, empowering women, men, and youth for economic inclusion.
Vision
Stable and sustainable community development.
Mission
To promote community transformation through partnership and
networking with likeminded NGOs, CSOs and government agencies.