About us
mission
To mobilize and empower the youth and communities in promoting healthy, peaceful and just society.
vision
Communities with credible leadership that represents the culture of human rights.
AYINET is committed to partnerships at all levels aimed at creating new horizons for sustainable peace and justice
Objectives
1. Providing Medical and Psychosocial Rehabilitation as a Form of Remedy for War Victims
2. Empowering Victims for Active Participation in Transitional Justice
3. Engaging and Empowering Youth as Leaders, Youth at Risk and Youth as Game Changers
The African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET), Uganda Chapter was founded in 2005 and is based in Lira, Uganda. AYINET is an independent national not-for-profit organization, registered with the national board of the Non Governmental Organization in Uganda at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Lira District Local Government.
AYINET is governed by a Board of Directors (BoD), whose roles include provision of AYINET’s monitoring and oversight performance. AYINET is a neutral, objective and secular organization. Our staffing is composed of men and women with formal educations and in-depth training. AYINET has a clinical and counseling unit, finance department, project officers and community-based officers and volunteers. Read more about our staff members here.
AYINET is working countrywide from our head office in Lira Northern Uganda.
AYINET receives funds from national and international donors, United Nations, private sector foundations and individuals. Also, we partner with key ministries in the Government of Uganda
AYINET use of funds
With support from our generous Partners and Donors below, AYINET has been able to provide:
• Medical Rehabilitation of more than 3,000 War Injured Persons from Northern Uganda
• Intensive Psychosocial Rehabilitation to thousands of Victims and Survivors of War, with particular focus on women and children
All interventions aimed at dealing with the legacies of violence and abuse, building the mutual trust between the state and the people in order to accelerate human development
The United Nations Peace building Fund
The Peace building Fund supports surgery, medical rehabilitation and psychosocial response and redress for serious crimes and violations resulting in physical and mental injuries
Restoring Lives of War Victims in Northern Uganda
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reconstructing lives, Healing the Wounds
The Government of Uganda – OPM
Peace Recovery and Development Program (PRDP)
The Feinstein International Center of Tufts University
AYINET has a longstanding partnership with the Feinstein International Center to produce quality research and implement development projects to assist war-affected communities in northern Uganda.
AYINET, in partnership with the Feinstein International Center, received support from the Compton Foundation to implement a project entitled “Linking Culture to Gender Equality, Social Justice and Peace in Lango Sub-Region, Northern Uganda”.
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
AYINET and the Feinstein International Center have partnered with ODI to conduct research on securing livelihoods in fragile states, focusing on communities in northern Uganda. The research is funded by United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID).
The TVF provides funds for AYINET’s medical and psychosocial programs for Ugandans in need of rehabilitation from harms suffered during the war between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda.
The Center for Global Health and Peace building
AYINET receives Financial and Technical Assistance
AYINET with funding from Trust Africa is implementing projects on Victims Participation in Transitional Justice Processes
AYINET received Funding for civil society organising
AYINET receives Financial and Technical Assistance
Royal Norwegian Embassy through Action Against Hunger
Combating Gender Based Violence
Austrian Development Cooperation
AYINET with funding from the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC) provided gynecological (fistula repair) and psychosocial rehabilitation to female victims of sexual violence of LRA war in northern Uganda.
AYINET with funding from Commonwealth Foundation.
implemented a Voter Education Campaign, engaging young people in promoting a peaceful participation on political processes
Emergency Response to the affected post conflict communities of Barlonyo – Lira
Donors
