Tusitukirewamu Group Bwaise is a women-led NGO, based and registered in Uganda with registration No INDR154764515NB.
Our vision is “A society where women and girls are free from all forms of violence and discrimination” and the mission is “To work with women, girls, men, and boys to attain a violence-free society where women and girls enjoy their rights and effectively participate in decision-making processes at all levels of society”.
The organization was started way back in 1998 by a group of 8 women living in the slums of Bwaise, Kampala city, as a response to the effects of HIV/AIDS and the rampant domestic violence which had devastated the lives of the slum women and girls. Over the years membership of the group has grown from 8 to 490 members including; single mothers, widows, and neglected and abused young women. We work in partnership with community volunteers comprising of vulnerable women and girls, men and boys living in the project area. Currently, there are 27 community volunteers who interface with the beneficiaries and deliver services including HIV counseling, referrals for HIV testing and treatment, identification of girls and young women experiencing violence, and referring them to our “women’s safe haven” which further links them to legal service providers including the police, probation offices, courts of law and other civil society organizations that provide legal aid and support.