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Enhancing Cross Border Security and Counter Terrorism…

This is a study assessment aimed to better understand the security needs and challenges of security actors and cross-border communities at the Kenya-Uganda border. It focuses on security challenges affecting a southern segment of the border along Uganda’s Mayuge, Namayingo, Bugiri, and Busia Districts and...

Supporting the Madrassa Education system in Uganda

This is a study project aimed to facilitate greater understanding of Uganda’s Islamic education system—including structures, strengths, and needs of Uganda’s formal and informal madrasas—on the part of Ugandan Muslim, educational, and government stakeholders as well as international stakeholders; and to provide knowledge and recommendations...

Advocacy and Mediation project for Land Based Conflicts…

This project started in 2012 – 2014 and was aimed at addressing land conflicts in Northern Uganda that came as a result of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war. It was implemented in partnership with our member organization, Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) in...

Building a Citizens Agency in Eastern Uganda

This project is aimed at building assertive, inclusive and equitable democratic societies using sugarcane production as the launching pad in the 6 districts of Bugiri, Kaliro, Mayuge, Iganga, Jinja and Kamuli in Eastern Uganda. In this process, building citizens actions through movement building is key...

Monitoring Electoral Promises of Members of Parliament…

This process was conducted in 3 districts of Uganda, namely; Nakaseke, Mukono and Kayunga, to ensure that the leaders adhered to the principle of accountable leadership and also use the available platform to widely reach out to the citizens through credible religious, cultural and opinion...

Advocacy and Mediation project for Land Based Conflicts…

This project started in 2012 – 2014 and was aimed at addressing land conflicts in Northern Uganda that came as a result of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war. It was implemented in partnership with our member organization, Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) in...

Mitigating Religious fundamentalism; an inclusive approach…

The project was implemented in 2011 and it addressed Religious Fundamentalism using an inclusive approach to the war on Terror. It was implemented at a time when Uganda was still healing from the 2010 bomb attacks in Kampala which claimed over 100 lives. It aimed...

Building a coordinated, networked and collaborative Civil….

This project is aimed at having a well-coordinated platform for collaboration, learning, networking, for PCVE focused CSOs in Uganda. As a network organization, URI is one of the founders of the current Civil Society Coalition Against Violent Extremism (CiSCAVE) in Uganda and also hosts it. ...