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
- DurationJan – June 2025
- FunderHaella Foundation
- LocationOtuke 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 and 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 and trauma healing for CRSV survivors.
Advocacy Campaigns
Media and 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 step toward long-term recovery.
Project in Action
This image illustrates community engagement under the STOP-STIGMA initiative.