The Women’s Probono Initiative joins the rest of the world in commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) which is commemorated on the 11th of October every year. On this day we recognize that girls face unique sets of challenges and barriers that impede the realization of their aspirations and
Read MoreThe famous decision in the Roe v Wade case of 1973 recognized that the decision to continue or end a pregnancy belongs to the individual and not the government. The case affirmed that the constitutional right to privacy encompasses a woman’s decision to have an abortion. Earlier this year, in June, Roe v Wade was
Read MoreCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus. Coronavirus was first identified amidst an outbreak of respiratory illness in the China province of Hubei and it was initially reported to the WHO on 31st/December 2019. The WHO declared the COVID-19 a global pandemic on 30 January 2020. For the case of
Read MoreWhile campaigning in Lango sub region in 2015, President Museveni promised that if elected back into power, his government would provide school-going girls with sanitary pads. This and many other commitments have been made by the government of Uganda but we are still yet to see all these happen on paper and in reality. Managing
Read MorePRESS STATEMENT 28th November 2021, Gulu – Uganda: The Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI) and Partners filed 2 Public Interest Cases in March 2020 challenging the Government’s failure to provide psychosocial support and community mental health support services in primary health care facilities in Uganda for women with mental disabilities that have suffered
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On a dreary Monday afternoon, I sit on an uncomfortable wooden bench filing a police report for stolen property when a lady walks into the police station with her two toddlers whilst carrying her baby in a swaddle. It would not be a particularly memorable event save for the fact that this woman bears
Read MoreOur Visions:A just and equitable society where women and girls
are free from all forms of discrimination and violence
Our Mission: To advance gender justice through promoting autonomy,
voice and influence of women and girls in legislation,policy and practice
