Rooted in Lubaga
Our first Social Justice Center opened in Lubaga, Kampala, in August 2019.
Welcome to the movement
Community power for justice
We organize informal settlement communities across Uganda to document injustice, defend human rights, and act together.
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Community documentation training
Rights monitoring and case documentation for chapter focal persons.
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Constitutional literacy dialogue
A public forum on civic rights and accountable governance.
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Youth and women organizing school
Leadership mentorship for the next cohort of community organizers.
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About
A community-led network of organizers and human rights defenders.
We are non-partisan, non-violent, and grounded in the neighbourhoods we serve.
Run by the community
Centers are community spaces run by the people who live there.
A national network
We are expanding to nine more communities across Uganda.
What we do
Our work
Four ways we build power with communities.
Document and Defend
Community-based human rights monitoring, case documentation, legal referrals, and rapid response for people facing violations.
Educate and Organize
Civic education, constitutional literacy, community dialogues, and political education that turn awareness into organized action.
Lift Women and Youth
Leadership mentorship, fellowships, and organizing schools that put women and young people at the front of the movement.
Build the Network
Solidarity between justice centers, coalitions with legal actors, media, academia and grassroots networks nationwide.
Where we work
Explore the network
A center in every community that needs one.
Our first center opened in Lubaga, Kampala, in August 2019. We are expanding to nine more communities.
Active
Lubaga
Expanding to
- Busia
- Jinja
- Nakawa
- Kawempe
- Kampala Central
- Nateete
- Lubya
- Ndeeba
- Makindye
Lubaga, Kampala
Events
Upcoming actions and trainings.
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Community documentation training
Rights monitoring and case documentation for chapter focal persons.
Learn more
[DATE] · [LOCATION]
Constitutional literacy dialogue
A public forum on civic rights and accountable governance.
Learn more
Our story
From an exchange visit to a national network.
We are part of a wider East African network of community organizers who work with informal settlement dwellers to build collective power and carry out advocacy together.
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May 2019
The Nairobi exchange
Organizers from Kampala and Wakiso travelled to Nairobi to learn how the centers in Mathare, Dandora and Kiambu were built.
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August 2019
Lubaga opens
The first Social Justice Center in Uganda opened, a safe space for activists and human rights defenders.
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The expansion
Others asked how
Organizers from other neighbourhoods arrived with the same question: how do we set one up where we live?
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Where we are going
A national network
We are expanding to nine more communities across Uganda, center by center.
Our commitments under the Five-Year Strategic Plan 2026 to 2030
Where we are going.
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- districts with functional grassroots structures
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- citizens trained in civic education and constitutional rights
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- cases of human rights and governance violations documented and responded to
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- women in movement leadership
Questions
Find quick answers to common questions.
If you cannot find what you need, reach out through the contact page and a chapter will get back to you.
Contact the movementHow do I report a human rights violation?
Use our reporting form or call the urgent line. Our chapters document cases and connect people to legal referral and rapid response support. You can report without giving your name.
How do I join the movement?
Membership is open to social justice centers, community organizers, civic activists, human rights defenders, youth leaders, volunteers, and anyone committed to our objectives and values. Apply through the Get Involved page.
How do I start a Social Justice Center in my community?
Gather ten committed community members, five women and five men, then contact us. We run establishment training and help you set up your chapter structure before your center joins the national network.
Who runs the organization?
We are governed by four organs: the General Assembly of all members, the Board of Convenors made up of our founding members, the National Convening Committee that coordinates programmes, and the chapters themselves. The full structure is set out in our Constitution.
Get involved
Organizing works better when more of us do it.
Whether you want to join a center, start one in your community, volunteer your skills, or support the work, there is a place for you here.