Rape Hurts Foundation
Jinja, Uganda
About
Founded in 2008, Rape Hurts Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Jinja, Uganda working on gender equality, health, water & sanitation +3 more.
Rape Hurts Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation in Uganda working with marginalised women and children, particularly in rural areas. It was founded in 2008 as a community-based organisation and later registered as an NGO. It provides care and support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, human trafficking and modern slavery, and runs programmes on health, emergency response, education, clean water and harmful cultural practices. It operates in Jinja and Kamuli districts in Eastern Uganda.
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BIO-Sand Water Filter
Water & Sanitation · Uganda
Provides biosand water filters to improve access to clean water for women-headed households.
2nd GBV Center
Gender equality · Uganda
Establishment of a second centre supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
Kick Female Genital Mutilation out of Uganda
Gender equality · Uganda
Campaign responding to violent and harmful cultural practices such as FGM.
TB Awareness Campaign
Health · Uganda
Awareness campaign on tuberculosis.
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Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Women Rights Initiative (WORI)
Gender equality, Human rights +4 more
COMNETU
Democracy & Civil society, Community development
Nama Health Impact
Health