INTRODUCTION

Integrated Women Development Program (IWDP) is a registered, indigenous Non Governmental and Non profit making Organization founded in 1996 by women social workers of Kabarole District before it was divided into other two Districts of Kyenjojo and Kamwenge. IWDP was founded with an aim of advocating for human rights more especially children and women in rural areas for the purpose of improving the quality of life and foster self-reliance and sustainable development. On an international scene, IWDP has been partnering with HIVOS and the Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF) in human rights activities and with National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to promote public accountability and transparency initiatives and with HOPEHIV in the area of HIV &AIDS. At local level we have worked with partners like Rwenzori Forum for Peace and Justice in the area of peace building and Association of Human Rights Organizations (AHURIO) in the area of human rights. In 2009, a consortium of 04 organizations namely KALI, Good Hope, RICNET and IWDP developed partnership with European Union through Hivos to implement a project ‘Enhancing Civic Competence to Influence Local Government Planning and Feed Back Processes in the Rwenzori region’. IWDP of now is operating in 11 sub counties in Kyenjojo and Kabarole districts.

Vision

A well-informed, empowered and peaceful society that recognizes and respects human dignity for better livelihoods and is responsible for its own development.

Mission

Empowering the rural community to be able to attain better livelihoods through human rights advocacy, health, peace and democracy for sustainable socio-economic development.