Embibo Gender Initiative

A feminist collective progressing rural communities’ agenda through empowerment in health, education and economic justice.

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@USAlumniUganda @AAssimwe Good job team

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Last week , the Executive Director was able to represent us at the CSSMUA quarterly meeting chanting a way forward for reduction of maternal mortality through unsafe abortion in Uganda @cssmua @cehurduganda @FrenchEmbassyUg @GCWR_Uganda @nilegirlsforum

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This year, we spent the #IWD26 at the Embibo Center with an incredible team of peers that support women access essential rape crisis services, including medical care, economic justice support, legal assistance, and leadership development.

Happy women's day
#givetogain

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Oue executive director represented the organisation at the Uganda Feminist Forum charting new futures for women organising .

#feminism #ruralmovement

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Thank you for being a part of violence free communities for rural women and girls .
@GCWR_Uganda @CentreforWomen2 @nilegirlsforum

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Online Exposure: The Fight to Protect HIV
Confidentiality for Rural women under Fem Peace EA program
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Threatened Online: Overcoming Digital Harassment for Rural Women
Written by @24Nabs

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Rural young women and girls often lack structural support to report defilement and instead opt to beg their defilers to offer money for post defilement treatment. They also face difficulties like lack of legal knowledge to report the crime.

Our GBV fund ensures that women are able to get justice by offering legal support, treatment and medication and transportation fees. All children deserve safe and violent free communities.

Rape and defilement should not be a shared experience for women in our communities.
We encourage women in Kamwenge and Ibanda to report, speak up and protect.
#embibogenderinitiative #GBV #Enddefilement #ruralfeminism #Justiceforsurvivors

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The window of tolerance model enables women to handle stress and trauma by identifying the signs, naming the emotion and finding techniques to manage them.

This peer training is part of a series on #digitalsecurity and #feministselfcare that the organisation is running under @fempeaceEA

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Under the @fempeaceEA project . Embibo is creating safe spaces for self and collective care in understanding that rural women who face violence, stigma and poor health, carry generations of trauma and stress on their backs.

Self care is not expensive. It’s an inter generational practice. @MEMPROWUganda @GCWR_Uganda @nilegirlsforum #GBV #embibogenderinitiative

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As an organization , we play a big role in ensuring that women and girls that are most marginalized in rural communities access quality and continuous information and services around contraception.

Poor access is obviously elevated by poor health policies , mis information, violence and gender equality. In this new paper article, we share our views on what is happening and what can be done. @GCWR_Uganda @WomenProbono @CentreforWomen2 @FrenchEmbassyUg @cehurduganda

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My 9 year old daughter was violated.

This video shows a mother's fight to break the silence with support from Embibo. This story highlights the need for Gender Based Violence funds providing legal redress, medical and economic support. @FrenchEmbassyUg @WomenProbono @SegalFoundation @cehurduganda @nilegirlsforum @GCWR_Uganda @FemPeace @CentreforWomen2
We stan and celebrate our queens. https://t.co/1m7X33o1mY

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In Ibanda, a young woman, also member of the KP from Eden Bar visited the Drop-In Centre and tested positive for pregnancy. Our KP Outreach Officer sat with her and talked through what early antenatal care can help prevent, including danger signs in pregnancy, complications in fetal development, and the risks that come with delay.

She was also encouraged to continue taking her ART, not only for her health but to prevent transmission to her baby. These conversations are quiet but critical. At Embibo Gender Initiative, we make sure women know they can reach out for support with both maternal care and ART access, without shame and without fear.

#SRHRJustice #MaternalHealthAccess

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Our AGYW Officer joined women for an induction meeting to launch a new savings group supported by Embibo Gender Initiative. The meeting concentrated on the value of saving with purpose. Women shared how savings can help them provide better nutrition at home, manage health expenses, and reduce the regular pressure of borrowing.

Together, they agreed to save through a structured system that protects what they build and reduces the risk of debt in the group. This was one step towards financial control, shared responsibility, and stronger households led by women who are ready to plan for more than today.

#EconomicJustice #CommunitySavings

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Our team joined the Ministry of Health’s HIV Cure Research Meeting last week, where key stakeholders discussed Uganda’s progress toward finding a cure. Scientific updates, community engagement, and advocacy were central themes.

#CentreforWomenJusticeUganda

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We thank @CDCgov & @IDIMakerere for walking this journey with us. Tackling #Mpox requires unity. Together, we can overcome challenges and achieve bigger, lasting impact for our communities.
#MpoxAwareness #Health #GCWR #SexWorkerHealth #CommunityFirst

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At the Drop-In Centre, our outreach officer held a safe space session with sex workers from different hotspots and it was a space where honesty was allowed to breathe. The conversation focused on how to reduce unintended pregnancies and prevent the quiet, dangerous path of unsafe abortion that too many women are forced to walk.

One by one, the women opened up, some speaking for themselves, others for friends who could not be there. They talked about fear, stigma, and the risks they face when reproductive choices are out of reach. Together, we explored better options: access to contraceptives, trusted referrals, and the power of informed decisions.

At Embibo Gender Initiative, we know that safety begins with information, but it is sustained by trust. That is what these sessions offer–one honest conversation at a time.

#SRHRJustice #RuralSheroes

[Golden Centre for Women's Rights @GCWR_Uganda]

6/7 Status of Mpox Response in sex worker communities #CDC and @IDIMakerere visit at GCWR highlights;
We emphasized the need for:
📣 Continued awareness
💉 Reliable vaccine supply
🧤 More protective gears
🤝 Stronger partnerships
📊 Funding for community-led response