Who knew that watching animations and sharing a good laugh with children could be such a powerful mental health reset! 🌼 What is your mental health petal? 📷: @Faith_Chagara, Monitoring and Evaluation, FIDA-Uganda. #MentalHealthAwareness

Happy Birthday @Faith_Chagara! 🎉 Your dedication, warmth, and unwavering commitment continue to inspire and uplift everyone around you. Here’s to a new year filled with growth, success, and beautiful opportunities ahead. Enjoy your special day, you deserve it all! 💜

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🏃🏾‍♀️ The run aims to improve maternal health services at the Moroto Regional Referral Hospital while raising awareness about maternal health challenges such as stillbirths, pregnancy complications, and barriers women face in accessing timely care. Sponsor someone in Moroto to run by purchasing a run kit. 🏃🏾‍♀️Run Kit: 30,000 UGX (vest, cap & bottle) ☎️ Call to register / buy a kit: 0785 155063 / 0780 354596. Supported by: 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 🇳🇱 🇮🇪 #Run4Justice #Run4Change #RDEProject #IWD26

Women traders, like many of their counterparts in the informal sector, face a myriad of challenges, both systemic and practical. Many begin their day before sunrise, navigating markets with limited lighting, which not only constrains their productivity but also exposes them to safety risks. Beyond the marketplace, the lack of reliable lighting at home further limits their ability to carry out essential responsibilities, including supporting their children’s education. In the spirit of this year’s International Women’s Day theme, “𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒂𝒊𝒏,” FIDA-Uganda, under the HER Access-SRHR & SGBV Response project supported by @unwomenuganda under the leadership of Dr. Paulina Chiwangu, @PaulinaUNWomen, @EUinUG, @NLinUganda under the @GlobalSpotlight, is investing in women traders at Nakawa Market by providing solar panels to ensure access to reliable lighting. 💡 By giving women the tools they need to work safely, extend their trading hours, and better manage their responsibilities at home, this initiative not only improves individual livelihoods but also strengthens families and communities, because when we give to women, we all gain. 💪🏾 #IWD26 #UNWomenProject

🎥 Our collaboration and the continued support from private sector partners reaffirm that the pursuit of social justice is everyone’s responsibility. Responsible businesses are increasingly recognizing their role in advancing human rights and contributing meaningfully to this work. Today, we would like to recognize and appreciate some of our partners, @KAAdvocates, @PlanUganda, @AbsaUganda, Iconic Travel Services, and @SM_Co_Advocates. Thank you for trusting us and for your support in establishing family justice desks, which you have generously sponsored since our FIDA@50 celebrations. 💫 #FJDSpotlight

A Number We Should Not Read Lightly Yesterday, I came across a headline that has stayed with me: “Panic as 4,800 NGOs collapse.” I did not read it lightly. This sector has been my home. I entered it as a first-year law student, volunteering at @FIDA_Uganda. It was there that my legal training found purpose. Over the years, the people in this space have become more than colleagues, they have become community, mentors, friends… family. And so when the sector bleeds, I feel it. At a CSO symposium in 2025, it was shared that Uganda had approximately 7,000 registered non-profit organizations. If the numbers reported are accurate, and over 4,000 have shut down, then we are not simply witnessing a statistic. We are witnessing a significant contraction of civic life. And I wonder if we are pausing long enough to take this in. Do we see what sits behind that number? Do we see: •The services that are interrupted or lost altogether? •The communities that must now navigate without support? •The jobs and livelihoods quietly disappearing? •The ideas and efforts that will never fully take shape? Every organization that closes does not disappear in isolation. It takes people, purpose, and possibility with it. Non-profits are often spoken about only in terms of funding. But they are also part of the economy. They employ. They procure. They train. They respond where others cannot. Their absence will be felt, whether immediately, or slowly, over time. I say this with full awareness that the sector is not perfect. There are organizations that must do better. There are questions of accountability and compliance that cannot be ignored. But even with these realities, a contraction of this scale should give all of us pause. For those of us who care about governance, development, and the future of our societies, this moment invites reflection: •What kind of civic space are we building, or constraining? •What balance do we strike between regulation and enablement? •What happens when citizen-led organizing begins to shrink? Before we rush to solutions, we must first sit with the reality: This is not just about organizations. It is about people. It is about possibility. It is about the kind of society we are becoming. #CivicSpace #NonprofitSector

Congratulations to our exceptional CEO, Ms. @AdrikoLillian, on receiving the Presidential International Women’s Day Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of her outstanding contribution to advancing justice, gender equality, and the rights of women and girls. 🌟 This recognition reflects not only her leadership but also the collective effort of the communities we serve and the dedicated staff of FIDA-Uganda. The constituencies we serve remain at the heart of our mission; they are the reason our work exists and continues to grow. 🤝 Over the years, her commitment has strengthened the legal fraternity and the broader women’s movement, expanding access to justice and advancing gender equality in meaningful ways. We acknowledge and honour all our valued partners for investing in our institution and the constituencies we serve. We appreciate the @GovUganda for recognising the role we play in advancing access to justice for women and girls. 🎉