ANNUAL REPORT 2021 - Visual Echoes for Human Rights Advocacy

ANNUAL REPORT YEAR: 2021

This report is dedicated to the team and the board at Visual Echoes for Human Rights Advocacy (VEHRA) for the year 2021 for the untiring and undaunted efforts in regards to realizing the organizational gaol of “Touching minds and hearts for action” as well as the mission of advancing LGBT rights and freedoms of LGBT youths through sport, art and culture. But also realising the vision of a nation of fairness and justice where freedoms and justice are enjoyed by all.

A special dedication to our members who have not given up on our organization regardless of the gradual progress due to financial bottlenecks beyond our control.

Objective 1: To advocate for the rights and freedoms of LGBT persons and SWs through sports, art and Culture in Uganda.

Under this objective, we focused on addressing the social norms and attitudes in relation to VEHRA members in Uganda. In particular, VEHRA we used sports, visual art and culture to advocate for the rights of LGBTIQ/SWs in the country. Under this strategic line, VEHRA planned and organized sports activities amongst its members and also mainstream sports bodies. VEHRA trained and built the capacity of its members in the different sports to be able to express their views on issues of respect, protection and promotion of their rights and these included the following sports activities;

Project Information

Date 2021
Approved by; Muleme Steven-Executive director

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FOOTBALL FOR MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING BY TACKLE AFRICA

From 20th May to 24th May, Tackle Africa organized a mental health program for HIV/SRHR where different fottball coaches were engaged through football drills and training in a way of enhancing mental health wellness awareness and knowledge and how to pas the same knowledge to the people living with HIV/AIDS. Our Executive director was privileged to be part of the training where he participated as football coach. During this training, different teams/groups were using different drills given different instructions and tasks in regards to mental health challenges, opportunities and track practices. Different manuals were given to the partcipants in regards to mental health and HIV/SRHR. Trained coaches were supposed to travel different districts passing on the mental health messages through football coaching, but unfortunately they were interrupted by the second lockdown in Uganda.