Our Achievements
What we have achieved so far?
Since 2014
We are a team of change-makers advocating for and promoting the demand, access, and utilization of health services, fostering entrepreneurship, enhancing access to justice, and creating forums for dialogue among women who engage in commercial work.
2017
GLOBAL FUND UNDER MARPS NETWORK
WOPEIN won the 2017 Global Fund under the MARPS Network with the aim of enhancing condom promotion among women who engage in commercial work in Kawempe Division.
WOPEIN partnered with Empowered At Dusk Women’s Association to ensure that these women know their rights through awareness sessions on the Patients’ Charter and their rights as patients when accessing health services.
Additionally, peer training was conducted to strengthen service delivery within the community of women who engage in commercial work.
2018
UHAI-EASHRI
WOPEIN won the 2018 UHI-EASHRI Grant to strengthen organizational capacity and provide prevention and control services among women who engage in commercial work.
In 2018, we successfully secured office space, procured office furniture and supplies, conducted a dialogue meeting for women who engage in commercial work, and provided capacity-building for WOPEIN staff in computer skills.
2019 to date
CDC GRANT THROUGH ID
Key Population Investment Fund (KPIF)
WOPEIN is implementing a KPIF project funded by the Centers for Disease Control through the Infectious Disease Institute, aimed at scaling the uptake of quality and effective HIV services, sensitizing key populations on self-testing kits, and addressing stigma, discrimination, and violence.
Under this project, WOPEIN has reached 774 clients, including women who engage in commercial work and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), with HIV prevention services such as PrEP, and 41 clients are currently in care.
The organization has distributed condoms and condom-compatible lubricants, conducted dialogues with women who engage in commercial work and health workers to address stigma and discrimination, and ensured access to friendly and inclusive health services.
2020
TUJENGE 2020
Enhancing Collective Healing, Wellness, and Self-Care among Women Who Engage in Commercial Work in Kampala and Wakiso
Under this project, 15 peer educators and staff were trained to establish a self and collective task force to champion activism on self-care, healing, and wellness.
WOPEIN successfully reached 120 women who engage in commercial work with self-care and collective healing sessions.
2021
EMMERGENCE GRANT
Engagement of Local Leadership, Police, Women Who Engage in Commercial Work, and Lodge Owners on Rights Awareness in Kawempe Division, Kampala District
WOPEIN conducted three awareness sessions with women who engage in commercial work to educate them on how to better advocate for their rights, particularly in response to the changing dynamics caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.
Additionally, WOPEIN held three dialogue sessions with police and women who engage in commercial work to address the halting of banishments and to encourage cooperation with Local Council leaders.
As a result of these engagements, local leaders committed to stopping illegal banishments and expressed willingness to collaborate with women who engage in commercial work to develop workable solutions that respect their rights.
2021
CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT
Ensuring that Organization needs be reviewed and improved to define the purpose of the organization and establish realistic goals and objectives and also have a sense of ownership and use it as a guiding tool for resource mobilization, support and priotise the organization vision and mission.
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