{"id":5658,"date":"2019-01-01T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T14:31:46","slug":"2019-upendo-rights-advocacy-initiative-malaba-urai-founded-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/2019-upendo-rights-advocacy-initiative-malaba-urai-founded-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 \u2014 Upendo Rights Advocacy Initiative &#8211; Malaba (URAI) Founded, Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019 \u2014 Upendo Rights Advocacy Initiative &#8211; Malaba (URAI) Founded, Uganda<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2019, Upendo Rights Advocacy Initiative &#8211; Malaba (URAI), is non-governmental organisation that serves the rural Ugandan community of LBQ women, intersex, gender non-conforming and other gender diverse persons. URAI was founded against the background of no services for LGBTI persons in Malaba and the perception that the LGBTI community is urban based. Yet LGBTI, people live in all contexts, including small towns and rural areas. LGBTI people in rural contexts experience unique and diverse challenges, with distinctive human rights, livelihood and healthcare needs that receive little attention at the national level, even with the considerable work that has already been done on LGBTI human rights, livelihoods and health situations in urban areas. Upendo was registered limited by guarantee in November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upendo-Rights-Advocacy-Initiative.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5659\" style=\"width:1128px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upendo-Rights-Advocacy-Initiative.jpg 400w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upendo-Rights-Advocacy-Initiative-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upendo-Rights-Advocacy-Initiative-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Upendo-Rights-Advocacy-Initiative-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To represent, mobilise and empower communities of rural LBQ women, intersex, gender non-conforming and other gender diverse individuals through advocacy, inclusiveness, creating solidarity, and promoting leadership. URAI does this work through wellness and livelihood programmes, and advocacy initiatives to engage different stakeholders on the issues that these rural communities face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/290587557_1230301837790212_3281665660203146018_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5761\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/290587557_1230301837790212_3281665660203146018_n.jpg 810w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/290587557_1230301837790212_3281665660203146018_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/290587557_1230301837790212_3281665660203146018_n-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/290587557_1230301837790212_3281665660203146018_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/290587557_1230301837790212_3281665660203146018_n-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advocate for policy changes to protect rural LBQ women, intersex, gender non-conforming and other gender diverse individuals. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobilise rural LGBTI communities through workshops, campaigns, and alliances.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empower LGBTI individuals with skills training and resources for self-advocacy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foster inclusiveness and solidarity within rural communities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote leadership among LGBTI individuals in rural areas. \u2060<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address unique challenges through research and targeted programmes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with stakeholders to improve services and support for rural LGBTI communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:amollocarol59@gmail.com\">amollocarol59@gmail.com<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/upendo_rights_malaba\/\">Instagram<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/uraimalaba\">X (Twitter)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1799\" src=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/309943036_425008473078650_2376405355760837362_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/309943036_425008473078650_2376405355760837362_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/309943036_425008473078650_2376405355760837362_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/309943036_425008473078650_2376405355760837362_n-120x150.jpg 120w, 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