2013@Rise UpWho we areRise Up is a Ugandan Sexualand Reproductive health rightsorganisation.Our MissionOur mission is to end any formof violence and discriminationagainst the LGBTQ community.Advice Support and Informationinfo@riseup.orgSUBSCRIBE TO OUR LGBTQFREE MAGAZINE email ourChief-Editor#shamim@riseupug.orgEmergency contactsduringthe Lock Down #mike@riseupug.orgflo.nanziri@riseupug.orgOur VisionWe aim at creating a free communityable to Come Out, Stand Up andSpeak Up.StrategyRise Up advocates, lobbies anddocuments LGBTQ data in Ugandawith the aim of creating awarenessabout the LGBTQ community.
Sign a petition to bring a doctorwho insulted a LGBTQ woman to justiceA Ugandan doctor who insultedand abused a lesbian patient inOct.2019, hasn’t been broughtto justice despite the alleged police investigations. We are signing a petition to besent to the Health Minister JaneAceng and the Uganda MedicalAssociation to produce Dr.Mukwayato justice as promised earlier. LGBTQ members deniedNational IDs affecting theirpolitical right to voteWe are receiving complaintsfrom the LGBTQ communityabout their failure to successfullyacquire national IDs. Some members applications have taken more than 2 years to get approved for no clear reasons. Weare registering those who have failedto secure their IDs. Our lawyers willhandle the cases collectively. A lesbian woman who was denieda chance to play handball at a Kampala club finally accepted.Juliet a talented handball player cannow play handball at his club. Theright to play had been withdrawn by a former coach who openly refused tointegrate her at a local club. This costJuliet a chance to play at the Uganda National Handball team.We would like to thank the lawyers anddifferent activists who stood firm to help Juliet realize her dream. SUCCESS JULIE!