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Omuntu Wawansi is a non-governmental not-for-profit organization working to advance effective involvement of men and boys in all spheres of life, across communities in Uganda.
Founded in 2018 and registered under the laws of Uganda, Omuntu Wa Wansi contributes to ensuring improved health, socio-economic and gender related outcomes of populations in Uganda, through gender transformative approaches, that highlight the active role of men in establishing positive outcomes in homes, communities, and the country as a whole.
Our History
Andrew Kyamagero as a founder and other like minded men, search and craved for men who ere as grounded as they were in terms of reproductive health information and there were a handful of them. This further magnified that men are archives of unrevealed pain and troubles that are never told and share because of the patriarchy system or culture where we come from, it is this tormenting silence to the male gender that triggered this group of men to open up spaces for men to talk about issues that have always depicted men as perpetrators.
Our Values
- Integrity
- Equity and Equality
- Responsiveness
- Respect for Human Diginity/Relationhips
- Accountability
- Inclusion
STRATEGIC APPROACHES
Our strategic approach to achieving Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights is guided by our Impact Model.
The Impact Model is a holistic, four-pronged approach that gives us flexibility to adjust objectives and tactics as needed in the fast-paced and changing world of public discourse and policy change.
We use an online (twitter) platform where men and boys share their pressing challenges that they could hardly share anywhere else. They get solutions from their peers promptly.
We identify areas where media reaches but never makes any significant outcome and make sure men and boys in these places receive appropriate information on Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights and bodily autonomy for women and girls.
We use community notice boards to give information on the work of men and boys in promoting access to Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights, advertise vacant job positions and any upcoming local events and activities and share best practices with community members.
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MORE OF OUR STRATEGIC APPROACHES
Omuntu wa wansi utilizes anonymous platforms where confidentiality of information is guaranteed serving as a safe space helpline as well.
Omuntu Wa wansi uses folk media including visual, verbal, and aural forms to entertain, inform or instruct. we will use poetry, songs, and dramas to promote and increase knowledge around Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights and bodily autonomy among women and men
We bring them together, the people who can, should, and do change the course of young people’s health and rights. We know that the more we work together, the more quickly we can break down barriers and achieve change. We expand partnerships, collaborations and networks with other media agencies on advancing Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights for men and women, which is a fairly new concept. The ideal is to have all actors incorporate Sexual reproductive health & rights programming in their work and thus the building of stronger and more inclusive media movements for Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights.
Omuntu Wa wansi promotes equitable gender norms which support gender equality and which lead to improved Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights among men and women. We actively and explicitly examine and try to change existing and harmful gender norms to achieve both Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights and gender objectives. We encourage critical awareness among men and women about gender roles and norms. Omuntu Wa wansi supports the empowerment of women by challenging the distribution of resources and allocation of duties between men and women and by addressing the power relationship between the two.
Omuntu Wa wansi is an outspoken advocate for the development and implementation of policies that affect Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights and the lives of young people, women and girls. Our advocacy work focuses on both policies and programs. Omuntu Wa wansi influences formulation and review of new and existing policies in Uganda to ensure Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights is an integral part of the policy environment across all sectors.
We ensure the membership and likeminded agencies/partners appreciate and are able to incorporate Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights engagement into their institutional programming. We influence attitudes and knowledge on Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights among men and women, which is a new aspect in the work of partners and other actors.
We generate evidence and enhance learning and sharing of information and lessons learnt on Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights engagement and related programming and other aspects. With the facts in hand, we can effectively hold the government of Uganda accountable to its national commitments and for the impacts its actions and funding have on Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights. We make these facts available to the young people, so they can take the power in their hands to effect change.
We won’t stay quiet. We share stories of the impact of Uganda’s policies and advance our messages, loudly and proudly. Communications is critical to spread the message that Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights are essential to empowering young people including girls and young women.
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