Human Rights Focus (HURIFO)

Staff Area
 
   Promoting human rights awareness, respect and good governance for justice, peace and development.
 
 
 
 
 

HURIFO's Partners

HURIFO works with a wide range of partners;

including human rights volunteers, community groups, local government leaders, sister organisations, religious institutions, traditional institutions, funding partners, etc...

 

Funding Partners

Since her inception in 1994, HURIFO has been supported by a number of institutions including;

  • The FORD Foundation for Eastern Africa - 2000-to date
  • Human Rights and Good Governance (HUGGO) DANIDA - 1999-to date
  • The Royal Netherlands Embassy Kampala - 2006-to date
  • The Fund for Global Human Rights - 2005-to date
  • The Swedish NGO Foundation for Human Rights - 2000 to 2008
  • Augsburg Diocese Germany - 2000 to date
  • The Konrad Adenauer Foundation - 1997-9
  • Ad-hoc support: British Embassy (1997), American Embassy (1998)
  • Diakonia Uganda - 2009 to date

Umbrella organsiations

Since her inception in 1994, HURIFO has been collaborating with a number of institutions including;

  • Gulu District NGO Forum (GDNF)
  • Human Rights Network-Uganda (HURINET)

Sister organisations/ Institutions

Since her inception in 1994, HURIFO has been partnering with a number of institutions including;

  • Human Rights Watch, HRW
  • Amnesty International, AI
  • Norwegian Refugee Council ICLA 2002-6
  • Justice and Peace Commission, Gulu Archdiocese
  • CARITAS
  • Legal Aid Project, Gulu
  • Uganda Human Rights Commission
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • St. Joseph's Catechists' Training Centre
  • The Liu Institute for the study of Global Issues
  • Human Rights and Peace Centre,HURIPEC Makerere
  • African Human Rights Consortium (AHRC)
  • FK Fredskorpset

Community Partners

Since her inception in 1994, HURIFO has been supported by a number of community based partners/institutions including;

  • Human Rights Volunteers
  • Parish Chiefs
  • JPC Paralegals
  • Catechists

 

 
 
 
 
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