About FOME Uganda
FOME Uganda works to engage men and boys to prevent violence against women, girls, and other key populations.
Foundation for Male Engagement Uganda (FOME) was formed in 2016, and has two offices in Kasangati, Wakiso district and Mbirizi, Lwengo district.
To prevent violence perpetrated by men and boys against women and girls, FOME supports HIV/AIDS awareness, sexual and reproductive health rights, mental health, gender equality and the prevention of child and teenage pregnancies and marriages, economic empowerment of both men and women, peacebuilding, and countering violence and extremism.
We are a pro-feminist and pan-Ugandan organisation engaged in advocacy, coalition-building, community mobilisation, communications, and training on issues related to working with men and boys on gender equity.
FOME seeks to address a wide range of relevant issues – including poor health seeking behaviours, family planning and contraceptive use, fatherhood and caring, violence against women and children, and structural gender inequalities – and to explore the linkages between them.
Foundation for Male Engagement (FOME) Uganda is a company registered in Uganda with the Registrar of Companies, limited by guarantee (no. 80020001277181), since 2018 and a registred non-government organisation (registration no. INDR152974258NB and permit no. INP0004258N) with the National Bureau of Non-Government Organisations.
FOME’s mission
To engage men and boys in achieving gender equality and equity, promotion health and economic empowerment, eliminating all forms of violence against girls and women in Uganda.
FOME’s vision
A violent-free Uganda where all forms of human rights are observed for both male and female.
Our goal
To galvanize efforts to foster positive caring masculinities at individual and community levels, and to address structural inequalities at all levels.
Our values
Professionalism, respect for dignity and diversity, accountability, and fairness
Who we are
Since 2016, FOME Uganda has worked to engage men and boys in achieving gender equality and equity.
From just two offices in the country, our staffers fight to prevent violence perpetuated by men and boys against women and girls, increase HIV awareness, promote health outcomes in communities, and economic empowerment of families.
To learn more about our team, please follow this link.
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How we work
FOME works with several like-minded organisations in Uganda and Eastern Africa to transform gender norms. We are engaged in both advocacy and pragmatic, on-the-ground activities.
FOME Board of Directors
FOME’s Board of Directors is the governing body of FOME.
Partnerships
Partnerships across our focus areas enrich our work with men and boys to reduce gender inequalities.
Reports and publications
Explorer our reports and publications to see how we work.
