Project Overview
The STOP-STIGMA Project (2025) is a six-month initiative funded by Haella Foundation (Stichting Haella) – The Hague. It aims to reduce Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) stigma affecting women, girls and their children in Otuke District.
Through survivor-centered and rights-based approaches, the project amplifies survivors’ voices, strengthens psychosocial healing, and promotes gender inclusion in local governance.
Project Details
- Duration: Jan–June 2025
- Funder: Haella Foundation
- Location: Otuke District, Northern Uganda
Specific Objectives
Gender Mainstreaming
Engage clan leaders to integrate gender into cultural structures.
Awareness & Action
Mobilize communities against CRSV stigma since 1986.
Knowledge & Agency
Create a survivor-led knowledge & action platform.
Policy Influence
Advocate for CRSV recovery in district development plans.
Methodology
Rights-Based Approach
Survivor dignity and safety as the foundation of interventions.
Psychosocial Support
Counseling & trauma healing for CRSV survivors.
Advocacy Campaigns
Media & community mobilization to end stigma.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Promoting peaceful family-based reintegration.
Family Group Conferencing
Strengthening family-level healing pathways.
Income Generation
Supporting business start-ups for survivors.
Project Impact
The STOP-STIGMA Project directly reached 40 survivors (20 in 2025, 20 earlier) and indirectly impacted over 330+ survivors while profiling 600 individuals.
Survivors report increased hope, restored dignity, and reduced trauma — a major step toward long-term recovery.
Project in Action
This image illustrates real-time community engagement under the STOP-STIGMA initiative.