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Women’s Advocacy Network

About Us

Who We Are

About WAN

Our History & Structure

The Women’s Advocacy Network (WAN) is a forum where more than 900 war-affected women and men come together to advocate for justice, acknowledgement and accountability for sexual- and gender-based violations inflicted upon them during conflicts in northern Uganda.

Grassroots Foundation

Comprised of 25 grassroots women’s groups within the Acholi, Lango, Teso and West Nile sub-regions. We meet quarterly to discuss advocacy issues and work towards consensus.

WAN Uganda team posing for a group photo

Mission

Seeking reintegration, reconciliation, and justice for war-affected women.

Goal

Seeking reintegration, reconciliation, and justice for war-affected women.

Our Key Objectives

To advocate for the inclusion of war-affected women’s reparations and accountability needs within the Transitional Justice (TJ) framework in Uganda.
To empower and build the capacity of war-affected women so that they become more effective leaders, community mobilizers, and agents of change.
To advocate for the promotion and respect of rights of children born during the war and/or born from forced marriages while their mothers were abducted.

Join the journey toward healing, empowerment, and renewed hope.