Field Placement:  Raising Voices
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Preceptor: Lori Michau
Student Name: Liz Applegate
Year: 2008

My internship with Raising Voices in Kampala, Uganda has developed my skills and knowledge to work in the field of violence against women prevention. Raising Voices is a locally run and established organization to prevent violence against women in the communities of Kampala. My preceptor was the co-direcector of the organization, Lori Michau. I was working in the violence against women department on the Gender Based Violence Prevention Network and their annual project the 16 Days of Activism. I worked closely with my preceptor and the project coordinator of the Network, Jean Kemitare, to develop an Action and Advocacy Kit to be distributed to Network members throughout the Horn, East, and Southern Africa. This Kit included a press release, posters, ribbons, pledge card, a community organizing seminar, and a global text message campaign. The goal of my work was to address the high prevalence and social acceptance of violence against women and men’s use of power over women by building a social movement with a gender equality and human rights based approach to prevention.

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