DESECE is committed to fostering an informed, just, and equitable society. We promote civic education to help individuals understand their rights, responsibilities, and role in governance. Through advocacy and community engagement, we advance social justice and human rights for all. Our goal is to build empowered communities that can hold systems accountable and drive positive change.
Strategic goal
To promote civic education, social justice and human rights
Objective To empower: 75% of 917 community members to engage their leaders/curb human rights violations, ensure good governance, advocate for citizen participation in community development by 2025
Activities
Carry out mobilization and awareness creation on human rights and gender equality Train groups in entrepreneurial skills using ERI approach (Enabling Rural Innovation) Conduct Human Rights trainings to enable people understand their legal rights and responsibilities in protection of human rights. Identify and train paralegals in one day workshop Engage paralegals in identifying and reporting human rights violations Refer human rights violation cases for redress Mediate upon human rights cases Identify and provide legal aid to needy cases Establish networks and collaborations with other stakeholders Follow up on human rights mediation cases Conduct Child rights sensitization in schools Train community members on child rights policies Conduct civic education on elections, constitution, and election monitoring Conduct civic education and awareness campaigns on public participation by citizens
Expected outcome
Increased awareness and responsiveness to gender equality and human rights protection Informed community on human rights Increased citizen participation in community development