Irise Institute East Africa
Nonprofit Organization Management - Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
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Irise Institute East Africa Details
Irise Institute East Africa (IIEA) is a registered non-governmental National Women's Rights organization established in 2016 with offices in Jinja and Kampala, Uganda. IIEA was established by young women in response to the often-invisible challenges they face because of "Period poverty" which ultimately makes the majority of underprivileged girls miss out on education, productive economic opportunities, and life quality because their needs are unmet. IIEA focuses on the root cause of period inequality, the negative norms that surround being female that limit the lives and leadership of girls and young women, perpetuating a cycle of exclusion.IIEA hosts and coordinates The Period Equality Network (TPEN), a loose coalition of grassroots organizations working on menstrual health across East Africa, with current membership of 95 organizations from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.IIEA's work focuses on five thematic areas and these include:1. Access to Comprehensive Menstrual Health Education, product range, SRH and GBV Services as well as safeguarding for women and girls.2. Economic Empowerment and Gender Structural Strengthening.3. Partnership Building and Policy Influencing through evidence research for linking and Learning Specific Objectives.4. School - Community Leadership development program for girls and young women.5. Institutional Capacity growth, strengthening & Development and Fundraising / sub-granting.Our target population include: Primary and Secondary school girls aged 8 - 20 years, Primary and Secondary school boys aged 8 -20 years, Girls and young women living in refugee camps and settlements aged 8 - 20, Out of school young women aged 18 - 30 years, Teachers, Duty bearers including government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, parents and guardians
