Rwenzori Information Centres Network (RICNET) is an indigenous NGO INDR112581345NB in Uganda that uses innovative ways (ICT and social platforms) in promoting the human rights of social excluded communities and children in Uganda. The organisation provides a platform for collective reflection, action and voice for children, youth, minorities, vulnerable and socially excluded communities in Uganda.
VISION
Informed and active citizens in a prosperous, just and democratic society
MISSION
Facilitate Information sharing, partnerships and unlocking potentials for inclusive sustainable development.
OBJECTIVES
- To strengthen community transformation process and mechanism that address social exclusion, Human rights violation, conflicts, VAC, SGBV, child marriage and early unions among adolescents.
- To promote integration of human rights based approaches into sustainable community development and youth empowerment.
- To facilitate multi-stakeholder collaboration, partnerships and capacity building among civil society.
- To build information based society through community led documentation, action research and advocacy.
What We Do
THEMATIC AREAS
Community Empowerment and Youth (CEY); Social Inclusion and Rights (SIR); Technology for Accountability and Development (TAD); Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (CAM); Action Research and Advocacy (ARA).
Our programmes and projects contribute to Sustainable Development
Goals: 1: End Poverty in all its forms everywhere; 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture; 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of environment;16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive
institutions at all levels.
Our Core Values
Respect for human dignity, justice and equity; Professionalism and community custodianship; Transparency and accountability; Team work and Voluntarism.
The recent and current projects are: Community-Driven approaches to prevent violence against children and adolescents in Rwenzori Region funded by CRVP-F; advancing the dignity of conflict affected children and youth in Rwenzori region. Strengthening Institutional and Community Capacity to access Justice and Protect Human Rights in Rwenzori region supported by HURINET/HORIZONN 3000; EIDHR/2015/371-627 Community action to prevent and manage conflicts and human rights violations in Rwenzori region supported by EU/HIVOS.
Key organizational Achievements:
- Developed credible management systems and policies and classified as low risk organisation by UNICEF 2015 and awarded Quality assurance certificate (QUAM) in 2015.
- Effectively lobbying local government and public service to integrate e-society centers in government structures.
- Establishing credible partnership with other NGOs in East Africa Legal and Human rights Centre (LHRC-Dar Es Salaam), Never Again (Kigali-Rwanda), Development Initiative (DI) in Nairobi.
- Meticulously integrating and executing peace building, human rights and child protection projects leading to grassroots reconciliation, and social movements promoting peaceful existence and respect for human rights in the region.
- Spearhead ICT Convergence and feedback platforms among NGOS and local government’s e-society centres; which enable information sourcing /sharing women, men, people living with HIV/AIDs, PWDs, MAPs and NGOS/Government. www.hrcp.or.ug www.rwenzorielibrary.info https://citizens-voices.appspot.com