Achievements

Building Social Justice Cooperatives in Sri Lanka  In Sri Lanka, The Social Architects (TSA) is revitalising participatory democracy and local economies through the creation of Social Justice Cooperatives (SJCs). Since…

Equality and Inclusion for Female Sex Workers Friends Affected and Infected Together in Hand (FAITH) is a community-based organisation in Nepal working to promote the rights of female sex workers…

Improving Access to Justice and Survivor Support in Kenya The Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) is a Kenyan governance, health, and human rights organisation founded in 1993 to prevent and respond…

Towards corporate responsibility in Uganda The Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability (UCCA) is a civil society network advancing business and human rights in Uganda. With KIOS support, UCCA strengthened its…

Stateless people are making their voices heard and driving change in Nepal The Citizenship Affected People’s Network (CAPN), addresses one of Nepal’s most persistent human rights issues: gender-discriminatory nationality laws.…

Marginalised communities have gained awareness of their rights and are participating in decision-making InformAction (IFA) is a women-led human rights organisation founded in 2010 that supports rural and marginalised communities…

Defending Civil Liberties and Civil Society in Kenya Founded in 2021, the Civic Freedoms Forum (CFF) is a coalition of Kenyan organizations defending civil liberties and the space for civil…

Defending land rights and advancing corporate social responsibility in Uganda UCCA was formed in 2015 and currently has 23 members working on Business and Human Rights issues in different parts…

In Nepal, casteless people, or Dalits, and especially Dalit women, are in a weak position in the society. The casteless women’s organisation FEDO wants women to learn to demand their…

In Nepal, widows, divorced and other unmarried women face many forms of stigma and discrimination. Through KIOS grantee’s work, they have been informed about their rights, are better able to…

KIOS’s partner organization in Kenya promotes access to services and inclusion in decision-making for sexual and gender minorities in five provinces. PEMA Kenya was founded by a group of gay…

A Rwandan non-governmental organisation (NGO) provides free legal counselling for rural women. It has helped them to gain ownership of farmlands they lost after the genocide.

Standing up for human rights can be extremely dangerous. In East Africa, activists have received security training and emergency aid.

Two Asian NGOs gathered witness statements in refugee camps in Bangladesh about human rights violations against the Rohingya people in Myanmar. The information was delivered to the International Criminal Court,…

In Bangladesh, transgender people have received information about their rights and have become empowered. At the same time, the understanding of the local authorities, the media and the general public…

A Kenyan slum community won a long battle in court when the authorities and a polluting metal smelter were ordered to pay € 10.2 million in compensation to the slum…

When a new-born baby disappeared from a hospital in Uganda, a local organisation took the matter to court. The case has received much attention and has improved hospital practices and…

A Nepalese women’s organisation has campaigned for laws protecting women. As a result, women’s rights have been included in the new constitution of Nepal.