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
Amplifying Women’s Voices, Advancing Women’s Rights
WCAYI works with women through organized community and church-based groups to amplify women’s voices, identify barriers, and advance meaningful participation in decisions that affect their lives.
WCAYI Strengthens Capacity of Women-Led Organizations Through Programme Cycle Training
WCAYI was privileged to participate in a two-day capacity-building training designed to orient Women-Led Organizations (WLOs) on the programme cycle and strengthen their capacity to meaningfully engage at different stages of programme implementatio
A Call to Action: Invest, Include and Act
The challenges facing women, children and young people cannot be addressed through short-term interventions alone. They require sustained investment, meaningful participation and partnerships that recognise the leadership, knowledge and resilience already present within communities.
Empowering Women Through Savings: How VSLA Groups Are Transforming Lives
In many underserved communities across Uganda, access to financial services remains a significant challenge—especially for women. Limited income opportunities, lack of financial literacy, and restricted access to formal banking systems continue to hinder their economic potential.