RUFODE recognizes the importance of advocacy in the work of human defenders in Uganda. Advocacy provide the HRDs and stakeholders with an opportunity to cooperate with and educate each other, report on their experiences, share relevant information, show solidarity as they come together to advocate for positive change. It is through such cooperation and coordination amongst the HRDs that a critical mass is developed to effectively advocate for the promotion, protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms, not only of the HRDs but also the people they work for.

Through collective and bold action, we help families and children grow up healthy and strong. Progress against hunger and malnutrition is possible, but it requires a concerted effort by all stakeholders – government, private sector, civil society and humanitarian agencies – to turn the tide. Advocacy for increased resources, improved policies and better accountability is vital to create the change that is needed.

RUFODE’S advocacy priorities;

1. Food Rights. RUFODE believes that all people, especially the most vulnerable, have a right to receive food to ensure that malnutrition and hunger do not hinder their education and human capital development.
2. Women's Rights Advancement. Our unwavering focus is on advancing women's rights, fighting for gender equality, and providing a platform for women to thrive.
3. Land Rights. The right to land and other natural re-sources. RUFODE focuses on land rights including land registration, government acquisition of land, women’s land rights and land evictions.
4. Ecosystems restoration and building climate resilient infrastructure.
5. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) advocacy. Water and sanitation are human rights, fundamental to every child and adult.

Advocacy Strategies

• Developing regional, national and sub-regional level advocacy platforms.
• Building and strengthening strategic partnerships and alliances with other like-minded individuals, organizations, policy makers, and media for collective action synergy at all levels.
• Promoting evidence-based policy engagements, dialogues and debates on issues related to agri-food systems and nutrition.
• Our unwavering focus is on advancing women's rights, fighting for gender equality, and providing a platform for women to thrive.
• To advance gender equality through the promotion of women’s and children’s rights.
• Financial accountability. We are committed to the highest standards of financial accountability, ensuring every resource is used efficiently to make a lasting impact.
• Focus on a conducive environment for the protection of human rights defenders in Uganda.

Capacity Building

The major focus of capacity building is to be the software to change attitudes and behaviors of the players in the food system in order to take cautious actions regarding food and its utilization. In addition, RUFODE may also support hardware in terms of technology and material where need arises.

RUFODE also emphasizes sustainable agriculture,” we mean the ability to produce safe, healthy, delicious, and affordable food to meet diverse needs without degrading agricultural lands, the quality of life in rural communities, or the resilience of the broader ecosystems on which we all depend.

AGROECOLOGY INITIATIVES

The objective of the programme is to increase the sustainability of food systems in Uganda. RUFODE promotes the application and development of sustainable agricultural cultivation methods according to agroecology principles.

The current Climate change and food crisis, needs successful transformation towards sustainable food systems. We need to align the way we produce and consume food with agroecological principles.

RUFODE projects focus on developing new solutions to current problems, disseminating these approaches to farmers, to create suitable framework conditions for sustainable agriculture.

RUFODE’S contribution to ensuring that the people in our projects can sustainably improve their living conditions through ecological methods, by mobilizing food producers and processors, organic input suppliers, marketing platforms or restaurants, and other key system innovators for a transformation of our food systems.