Women-Led NGO in Uganda
Women’s Media Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE) empowers grassroots women and girls in Uganda to share their stories, strengthen their collective voice, and influence decisions affecting their environment, rights, and livelihoods
In Kasese, Uganda, women are using community radio and documentary storytelling to document land rights violations and advocate for fair compensation from extractive industries.
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WISE - Women's Media Initiative for Sustainable Environment - is a Ugandan women-led non-governmental organization. We strengthen the voices, agency, and leadership of grassroots women and girls in natural resource governance, environmental justice, climate justice, women's rights, land rights, media storytelling, and movement-building.
Founded in response to growing socioeconomic, environmental, and gender inequalities linked to extractive industries, land-based investments, and climate impacts, WISE equips women and girls to tell their own stories and use those stories to influence decisions.
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What We Do
Each WISE program connects storytelling, advocacy, and community organizing to create lasting change.
Training women in community reporting, radio, film, and digital media to tell their own stories.
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Building women's confidence and skills to lead advocacy and organize communities.
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Strengthening women's participation in land governance and holding duty bearers accountable.
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Supporting women-led climate adaptation, agroecology, food security, and sustainable livelihoods.
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Ensuring safe, ethical, survivor-centered storytelling and GBV prevention across all programs.
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Building WISE's institutional capacity in governance, fundraising, staff development, and learning.
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Environment
Women in Greater Hoima and Buliisa districts have been urged to take a leading role in protecting the environment to help preserve the country’s green cover.The call was made during a women’s training workshop organized by the Women’s Media Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE) with support from the Global Green Grants Fund.
Stories
In commemoration of World Environment Day 2026, the Women’s Media Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE) organized a mobile storytelling training for journalists and grassroots women environmental activists from Hoima and Buliisa districts. The training, held on 5th June 2026 at Glory Summit Hotel in Hoima, brought together 15 participants, including journalists and grassroots women environmental […]
Economic Empowerment
In Uriibo Village, Buliisa Sub-county, where oil and gas developments are changing land use, livelihoods, and community life, Emily Facwan has found hope in beekeeping, an activity that protects the environment while bringing her to economic independence. Fwacan, 56, is a project-affected person in Buliisa District whose land was taken to pave way for oil […]
Our Impact
These figures are updated regularly. Contact WISE for the latest impact report.
Women and girls reached through training, storytelling, and advocacy programs across Uganda.
Community stories amplified through media, radio, film, and digital platforms.
Media and advocacy engagements including radio programs, documentaries, policy dialogues, and campaigns.
Community dialogues and local advocacy campaigns led by women.
Where We Work
WISE is based in Uganda and works primarily with grassroots women and girls in communities affected by environmental degradation, land disputes, extractive industries, and climate change.
We are building regional partnerships, visibility, learning, and advocacy connections across East Africa and the Great Lakes region.
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