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

URAIA Trust

Hanns Seidel Foundation

Well Told Story

Malawi

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE)

Rwanda

Human Rights First Rwanda Association (HRRFRA)

Governance for Africa

South Africa

Civics Academy

Tanzania

Youth Partnership Countrywide (YPC)

Uganda

Foundation for Human Rights Initiative