Girls Lead
Learn to Rise
Play as One
Protect & Empower
Our
Mission
To promote the rights, protection, and empowerment of women, children, and youth through advocacy, capacity building, service delivery,and community-driven initiatives that foster peace, resilience, and social cohesion.
WCAYI implements integrated interventions across the following thematic areas:
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Youth participated in targeted consultative meetings
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Women groups formed
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Community engagement/sensitization forum
Our Program
What we do
Psychosocial Support
WCYI promotes peace building, social cohesion, and conflict prevention among refugee and host communities in Palorinya Refugee Settlement and Obongi District.
Peace Building
WCYI promotes peace building, social cohesion, and conflict prevention among refugee and host communities in Palorinya Refugee Settlement and Obongi District.
Protection
We place protection at the core of all its interventions, ensuring the safety, dignity, and rights of individuals, particularly women, children, and youth.
Advocacy and Behavioral Change
We implement a community-centered Advocacy and Behavioral Change Program to address critical protection concerns…
Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Throughout this global advocacy period, we engage communities through dialogue sessions, child-friendly activities, awareness campaigns, and safe-space engagements, amplifying voices that are often unheard. Our work focuses on prevention, survivor support, and promoting dignity, protection, and justice for all.
Interested in Volunteering With Us?
We welcome individuals who are passionate about community service and social justice.Contact us to learn how you can contribute your time and skills.
Our Partners
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Afwag-NetWork
YEFOSR
CAPDO
Yei
Uganda Government
What's Going on?
News and Events
Access updates on WCAYI’s programs, events, partnerships, and organizational milestones, showcasing our commitment to community development and sustainable social change
Girls in Palorinya Share Their Fears
As schools in Obongi District – Palorinya Refugee Settlement and surrounding host communities prepare to reopen, a targeted and sustained dialogue session was held with girls aged 13–17 years on 3 February 2026.
Strengthening Community Voices
On December 8th, 2025, the Women, Children, and Youth Initiative Obongi conducted four community feedback sessions, engaging diverse members of the community including women, men, boys, and girls from both refugee and host communities.
Community Engagement and Sensitization Forum
On 2nd December 2025, a community engagement and sensitization forum was successfully conducted, bringing together 250 community members to participate…
Empowering Young Minds
We successfully conducted two life skills sessions in local secondary schools, reaching out to students with engaging and interactive activities designed to nurture essential personal and social skills. The sessions focused on decision-making, self-esteem communication, and self-awareness key areas