ICNL’s resources and information on Uganda.
Uganda
Overview
ICNL works with several partners in implementing the Uganda Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA). The CSSA, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supports the capacity strengthening of Ugandan CSOs to influence and contribute to improved development outcomes, including in democracy, rights, and governance. We also partner with the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative and CSOs in the region, to implement a rule of law program aimed to enhance protection of fundamental freedoms and civic space in Tanzania and Uganda; promote legal and policy reforms, research to foster advocacy and strategic litigation as well as capacity building of strategic local partners targeting lawyers, human rights defenders, and journalists at risk.
ICNL is opposed to all forms of trafficking in persons and is committed to mitigating the risk of trafficking in persons in connection with its operations and programs. It is the policy of ICNL to comply fully with the provisions of our cooperative agreements regarding trafficking in persons. Read our full policy here.
Global Grantmaking Country Notes
In partnership with the Council on Foundations, ICNL maintains reports on thirty-four countries that help U.S grantmakers undertake equivalency determinations for foreign grantees. The reports in this series describe the legal frameworks for nonprofit organizations and provide translations of relevant legislative provisions.
Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index
The index, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development for twenty years, documents the development of civil society in seventy-one countries around the world, including Uganda. ICNL and FHI 360 work with local partners to produce the index annually.
Resources
2020, Analysis, English, Freedom of Expression, News Post, resource item, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda
Threats to Artistic Freedom in Uganda
Uganda's recent Stage Play and Public Entertainment Rules threaten to stifle the creative arts by limiting artistic expression. This piece ... Read More
2020, Analysis, Asia & the Pacific, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, climate change, Climate Change & Civic Space, Defending Civil Society, Denmark, Ecuador, English, Eurasia, Europe, Germany, icnl report, India, Indonesia, International, Ireland, Latin America & the Caribbean, Malaysia, Middle East & North Africa, News Post, North America, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, resource item, Russia, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela
Closing Civic Space for Climate Activists
This briefer, presented by ICNL and ECNL, outlines some of the common legal and extralegal measures used to target civil ... Read More
2020, Algeria, Analysis, Asia & the Pacific, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cameroon, Chile, China, Coronavirus, Defending Civil Society, Egypt, El Salvador, English, Eritrea, Eurasia, Europe, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Georgia, Hungary, icnl report, International, Jordan, Latin America & the Caribbean, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East & North Africa, News Post, Philippines, resource item, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology & Civic Space, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Top Trends: COVID-19 and Civic Space
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a parallel crisis for civic space. Many of the emergency laws and other extraordinary measures ... Read More
News
2018, Civil Society & Government Cooperation, Defending Civil Society, Development & Civic Space, English, Ethiopia, Features, Freedom of Association, impact story, Kenya, News Post, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, Uganda
Civic Space and the HIV Response in East Africa
In a February 2018 report from ICNL, we explored the impact of closing civic space on the HIV response in ... Read More
ICNL Releases Study on the Impact of Closing Civic Space on HIV Response
ICNL has just published a study that focuses on the ways in which the closing of space for civil society—especially ... Read More
ICNL and Chapter Four Uganda Host Strategic Workshop
More than 40 civil society representatives from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya gathered for a two-day strategic workshop on “Protecting Civic ... Read More