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To create Awareness on Intersex/ DSD conditions and advocate for a more open, tolerant and supportive society towards chidren and people with intersex conditions; and to advocate for protection, welfare and respect for the human rights of all such persons in Uganda.
- SIPD embodies a vision of a world whose appreciation of human beings transcends the present gender dichotomy and the oppressions and violence that this represents.
- Many intersex people do not have access to appropriate information and may not be able to identify their condition with intersexuality. Given our past and ongoing work and clout nationally and regionally, SIPD is well positioned to effect education and awareness on these issues; and create an environment that challenges our static definitions of sex and gender, so that sex indeterminate and gender variant children and people can access their right to freely make their own decisions regarding their sex and gender determination and access appropriate health care and support at will.
- The community can offer much in terms of volunteer services in the fight against stigma. For improved sustainability and effectiveness, the work of government and organisational community workers needs to be reinforced and supplemented by members of the community, who should be informed and equipped with knowledge and skills to mitigate stigma directed at concerned individuals and families. The aspects of volunteer service provided by the community are seen as participatory enrichment programmes and with the community’s involvement; one anticipates a corresponding change in people’s attitudes towards sexual development differences and a corresponding reduction in stigma and discriminatory behaviour.
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The SIPD Promise
SIPD Uganda will build linkages with strategic partners, and involve and engage the services of a broad based resource bank of human rights, civil society, medical institutions, legal practitioners, government bodies, and religious organisations, to ultimately support intersex children and people and contribute to social attitude change towards diversity, difference, and non-conformity in regard to sex and gender development. -
Sustainable and strategic interventions
SIPD endeavours to harness its efforts in establishing interventions that are sustainable through existing national and regional structures. Best practices, experiences and lessons learned by one national region will be shared among the other national regions.
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Press Release – For Immediate Release Kampala,Human Rights defenders call for action to protect Intersex Children and people in Uganda
Two human rights groups in Uganda have this morning launched a documentary: She is My Son- The Pain of being an Intersex person in Uganda, with a call on government to protect intersex people by availing families with information on intersexuality. The two organizations, Support Ini
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December 09, 2014
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INTERSEX NOT HERMAPHRODITE – Ibrahim Mawanda, Communications Desk – SIPD
Way back, intersex people or people medically known to have DSDs (Disorders of Sex Development) were referred to as hermaphrodites. However, this has been proven wrong by intersex activists since, it is inappropriately used and worst of all dehumanizing. Intersex (and in some instance
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December 09, 2014
Semenya’s case- an ugly show of gender prejudice
I have been following the story of Semenya and the controversy that has arisen from her outstanding achievement at the world games simply because her athletic ability and appearance are perceived to be too masculine for her to be a woman. One of the greatly disturbing details is the i
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December 09, 2014
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