FAQs on Advocacy Campaigns and Partnerships Program
The Advocacy Campaigns and Partnerships Program at the Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) drives systemic change through human rights-based advocacy, legal reforms, and strategic partnerships. Focused on food safety, environmental justice, and health rights, the program empowers communities, engages policymakers, and builds coalitions for sustainable impact. Below are answers to common questions about our approach, partnerships, and ongoing initiatives.
The program advances the right to adequate food, health, and environmental justice through advocacy, legal reform, policy engagement, and coalition building. Key focus areas include food safety, breastfeeding, agrochemicals, school feeding, and seed sovereignty.
We use a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA), emphasizing participation, accountability, empowerment, and the rule of law to ensure systemic change and community-centered solutions.
We collaborate with:
- Media practitioners (trained in rights-based journalism)
- Judges & magistrates (trained on human rights enforcement)
- Lawyers (under the Uganda Law Society Food and Nutrition Cluster)
- University students (via Food and Law Clubs)
- Local communities & leaders (through dialogues)
- Government ministries & CSOs (via technical working groups and coalitions).
For more details contact [email/phone].
We partner with ministries (Health, Education, Trade, Justice) and agencies like the Uganda Human Rights Commission and UNBS, contributing to policies such as the Food and Nutrition Bill and Consumer Protection Bill.
Key campaigns include:
- Food Safety
- Breastfeeding
- Seed Sovereignty
- School Feeding
- Agrochemicals & Agricultural Inputs
- Greenwashing
- Environmental Justice
- Policy & Legal Reform
Coalitions amplify advocacy impact by uniting CSOs and stakeholders, preventing silos, and strengthening policy influence at national and regional levels.
Yes! We collaborate with UNICEF, WHO, FAO, and regional partners like KELIN, Natural Justice (Kenya), and the East African Legislative Assembly.
Absolutely! Students join Food and Law Clubs, internships, and advocacy initiatives in legal research, seminars, and community outreach.
Contact us via our website or email to explore collaborations in research, policy advocacy, or community outreach.
We’ve trained media, legal professionals, and students; influenced national policies; empowered communities; and built coalitions driving reforms in Uganda and East Africa.
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I had lost all hope after people tried to take my land in Kiboga. But CEFROHT helped me for free and took my case to court. Because of them, I got my land back. I can now farm and take care of my children. I thank CEFROHT so much for standing with me.
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