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Platform for Labour Action (PLA)

pla logo 2Platform for Labour Action (PLA) is an Ugandan civil society organisation that was founded in 2000. PLA’s target groups are vulnerable, marginalised workers, majority of whom are women, youth and children. Currently, the organisation is focused on informing legal and policy frameworks for the vulnerable and marginalised workers to ensure their protection and enjoyment of human and workers’ rights as well as decent work; promoting human rights and accountability among communities and duty bearers on the rights of vulnerable and marginalised workers; strengthening social protection initiatives for the target groups through education, skilling, livelihood support; and research and knowledge management. 

 

Learn more about PLA in our Featured Members of the Fortnight interview in English or Spanish

Contact Details:
Address: P.O Box 9714 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 393 260196; +256 414-253383
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Website: pla-uganda.org

Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue

FDHRDThe Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD) is an Egyptian non-governmental organisation, which was foundedin order to cultivate an open dialogue regarding development and human rights both in Egypt and abroad. It works to ensure that development is community-led and that it respects, protects, and fulfils human rights.

It do so by making sure that communities and individuals have the information, power and resources to determine their own development paths and priorities and to hold institutions, governments, and other actors accountable for their impacts on people, and peoples.

FDHRD raises awareness for non-governmental and civil society organisations in different governorates across Egypt, in order to play a pivotal role in containing humanitarian issues and strengthen peaceful civic values. The organisation strives to connect with people from all social and cultural backgrounds with the goal of educating and developing broader understandings about human rights, civil rights and social cohesion. Internationally, it reports on gross violations of human rights.

Learn more about FDHRD in our Featured Members of the Fortnight interview in English or Spanish

Contact Details:
Address: Building 4 - Street 75, Damascus, Sarayat Maadi District, Cairo Governorate
Tel: +0207011643
WhatsApp: +0201100809710
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Website: fdhrd.org

FIDA Kenya

FIDA-logoFIDA Kenya is a registered non-government organisation committed to creating a society that is free of all forms of injustices and discrimination against women. FIDA realises that women play an active and significant part in the development of our society, and form the majority of Kenya’s population and yet they face major obstacles that prevent them from full enjoyment of their rights and privileges. FIDA Kenya’s membership is composed of women lawyers and women Law students.

The following are FIDA Kenya’s objectives:

1) To improve the legal status of women in Kenya;

2) To increase access to justice by women in Kenya; and

3) To enhance public awareness on women's rights issues.

It meets these objectives by offering quality legal services to women, undertaking transformative public interest litigation, increasing women’s awareness of their legal rights, researching and reporting on women’s rights violations and lobbying for the introduction and implementation of better laws and policies.

FIDA Kenya hosts the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Network, which is made up of civil society organisations, government departments and some donor agencies that sit in as observers. The network seeks to devise ways of eliminating trafficking in persons and especially trafficking in women and children.

 

Contact Details:
Address: P.O. Box 46324-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: +254 20 2604044
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Website: fidakenya.org

 

Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI)

GPI 2Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI) is a Nigerian NGO that is non-religious and non-sectarian. GPI has obtained UN ECOSOC Status and in 2007 was conferred with an International Award for Excellence.


GPI seeks to empower girls, especially those between the ages of 10-18 years, and to promote their sexual reproductive health, rights and responsibilities, through educational programmes, counselling, referral services and social action. GPI is co-ordinated from two regional centres in Southern Nigeria: Benin-city in Edo State and in Cross River State. The national secretariat/headquarters of GPI is housed in the South East Center, Calabar. GPI has also expanded its activities to Akwa Ibom and Delta States. GPI is active in a number of local and national coalitions on human trafficking and works closely with other NGOs on this issue. The main focus of GPI’s work on trafficking has been prevention, through the empowerment and education of young women and girls, about the differences between migration and trafficking. GPI has undertaken research to document what makes girls most susceptible to trafficking and has published two books based on their findings. GPI have developed programs and campaign messages to support girls to say NO to human trafficking. This has included reviewing Junior Secondary School curriculums to include modules on sexuality education, migration and trafficking and lobbying for better sexuality education in schools. This has consequently created a high level of awareness among young urban women about trafficking. GPI also offers support and skills trainings for women who have returned from trafficking situations.

 

Contact Details:
Address: 67 New Road, Off Amadasun St, Upper Ekewan Road, Ugbighoko, P.O. Box 7400, Benin City, Nigeria
Tel: +234 8073042499
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Website: gpinigeria.org