The Dwona Initiative envisions leveraging these clubs as safe places, nurturing an ethos of menstrual justice and equity within educational…
Our Work
Education
Dwona Initiative believes that education is a powerful pathway that enables young girls and women reach their fullest potential and fully participate in society. We focus on removing systemic barriers to their education so as to enable them realise their voice and increase agency. Our RUMPs for Rural Girls program fights period poverty and stigma to keep girls in school.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the heart of economic prosperity and growth. In an effort empower women with voice and agency, Dwona Initiative supports young women who have experienced early pregnancies, dropped out of school and are survivors of violence with practical entrepreneurial skills in an effort to keep them in school, open up opportunities for employment and further education through our Dwona Skills Hub program.
Safe Spaces
Dwona Initiative acknowledges the importance of creating safe places for girls and women to feel thrive and be their very best versions. The Power to My Voice Program is a series of spaces with a gender transformative approach where youth have conversations around the power of self and its role in eradicating Gender Based Violence and creating change in their communities.
Who We Are.
Amplifying Girls & Women's Voices
Dwona Initiative believes in amplifying the voice of women & girls in an effort to eradicate gender based violence, gender inequality & poverty.
Dwona Initiative is a nonprofit organisation based in Kampala, Uganda that is dedicated to amplifying girls and women’s voices through removing barriers to education, supporting entrepreneurship and creating safe places in an effort to eradicate gender-based violence, gender inequality and poverty.
Transformative Programs
Programs
Re-Usable Menstrual Pads (RUMPs) for Rural girls’ Program
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Dwona Initiative is a non profit organisation based in Kampala, Uganda as such relies on sponsors like you for our different programs across the country. Find a campaign you would want to sponsor as we embark on a journey to eradicate gender-based violence, gender inequality and poverty.
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Dwona Initiative would like to partner with individuals, brands, companies & organizations that support our goals, mission and vision in an effort to eradicate gender-based violence, gender inequality and poverty.
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Current Programs
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News & Updates
Joy through Menstrual Hygiene Management Clubs
This emulates that the stigma attached to menstruation or the inability to afford period products stops girls from going to…
Removing the Barrier of Period Poverty.
This emulates that the stigma attached to menstruation or the inability to afford period products stops girls from going to…