
We invite you to become a member of our network.
The general considerations for an organisation wanting to become a member of the Network are:
- A firm belief and commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
- A civic educator and/or a youth empowerment organisation such as: a civil society organisation, a non-governmental organisation, researchers, academics, a funding organisation and a civil society organised youth structure
- Be operational within the Southern and Eastern Africa sub-region or work towards promotion and protection of human rights within this sub-region
- Be a non-partisan, non-governmental and non-profit organisation.
CENESA Goals
The 22 Southern and Eastern African countries that CENESA intends to reach are:
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Swaziland
- Uganda
- Tanzania (mainland)
- Tanzania (Zanzibar)
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Founding Members
Burundi
Observatory of Government Action
Solidarity For Integrated Development- Jjuka (SDI)
Kenya
Well Told Story
Malawi
National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE)
Rwanda
Human Rights First Rwanda Association (HRRFRA)
Governance for Africa
South Africa
Tanzania
Youth Partnership Countrywide (YPC)
Uganda
Founding Partners
Member Organisations
- Observatory of Government Action; Burundi
- Uraia Trust, Kenya
- Siasa Place, Kenya
- Badili Africa, Kenya
- Ecumenical Centre for Justice and Peace, Kenya
- Community Advocacy and Awareness Trust, Kenya
- Daraja Civic Initiative Forum, Kenya
- National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust Malawi, Malawi
- Youth Act Alliance, Malawi
- Yuva, Mauritius
- Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), Namibia
- Governance for Africa, Rwanda
- Gate of Wellbeing Organization, Rwanda
- Rwanda Development Organization, Rwanda
- Urusaro Women of Change, Rwanda
- Democracy Development Program (DDP), South Africa
- Civics Academy, South Africa
- Center for the study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa
- African Youth Action Network, South Sudan
- Youth Partnership country wide, Tanzania;
- Civic Education Forum for Tanzania. (CETA), Tanzania
- Community Restoration Initiative Project, Uganda
- Assure Uganda (au), Uganda
- Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, Uganda
- Regional Centre for International Development Cooperation, Uganda
- High Sound for Children, Uganda
- National Initiative for Civic Education in Uganda (NICE) Uganda
- Zanzibar Youth Forum, Zanzibar
- Redemption Youth Initiative (RYI)




