Since 1965
About Us
Femjustice for Women’s Legal and Economic Empowerment (FEMJUSTICE) is a membership youth-led nonprofit organization in Ugandathat empowers women and adolescent girls to assert their rights and access justice through integrated legal and economic empowerment.
Grounded in years of frontline legal aid experience and human rights work, FEMJUSTICE addresses the interconnected barriers of economic dependenceand limited agency by integrating practical legal empowerment, skills development and advocacy to ensure rights awareness translates to action, protection and sustainable change.
Our Work
FEMJUSTICE focuses on preventive and practical legal empowerment. We equip adolescent girls and women with the knowledge, confidence, and economic capacity needed to assert their rights and sustain themselves while navigating justice and protection systems.
Why We Exist
Many women and girls face injustice in silence, and poverty often limits their ability to claim their rights. FEMJUSTICE exists to:
- Make the law simple, practical, and accessible
- Empower women and girls economically for independence and resilience
- Amplify women’s voices and advance advocacy for their rights
Slogan
“She’s Empowered. She Defends Herself,” we believe that a woman when holistically empowered can access justice, defend herself, and make decisions out of choice and not convenience.
How We Work/Methodology
FEMJUSTICE is community-rooted and participatory. The women and girls we serve actively shape program priorities, content, and advocacy agendas. As a membership-based organization, we also cultivate a growing network of young people committed to gender justice, legal empowerment, and social change.
We operate through satellite offices in Mbale, Nakapiripirit, and Kampala, with its headquarters in Kampala, enabling localized, context-responsive engagement tailored to the distinct realities of the communities we serve.
Our approach has three core pillars
1. Legal empowerment and navigation
We make the law simple, practical and accessible for adolescent girls and women, enabling them to understand their rights, make informed decisions, and navigate legal, administrative, and protection systems when violations occur. We emphasize self-advocacy, confidence-building, and early intervention.
- Economic empowerment for independence
Recognizing economic dependency as a major barrier to justice, we equip girls and women with practical skills, resources, and mentorship to build sustainable livelihoods. This includes vocational and digital skills training, enterprise mentorship, and linkages to opportunities that reduce vulnerability and reliance on perpetrators or exploitative relationships.
- Voice, visibility, and advocacy
We amplify the voices and experiences of girls and women through community dialogues, conferences, digital platforms, and stakeholder engagements. This advocacy is grounded in lived realities from our legal empowerment work and aims to influence systems, not just individual outcomes.
Team
Meet the people who make it happen
Bruna Patricia Acam
Founder & CEO
Bruna Patricia Acam is the Founder and CEO of Femjustice for Women’s Legal and Economic Empowerment, a membership youth led non-profit dedicated to empowering women and adolescent girls to assert their rights and access justice through integrated legal and economic empowerment. Under Bruna’s leadership, FEMJUSTICE has launched impactful programs aimed at empowering and safeguarding vulnerable women and girls in Uganda, where one in every three women face gender-based violence but less than 5% actually pursue justice.
Bruna is an accomplished attorney and member of the Ugandan Bar with extensive experience in justice and legal aid work. Prior to founding FEMJUSTICE in 2023, she worked with various legal aid entities including the Uganda Law Society and Justice Centres Uganda, where she played a key role in establishing legal aid offices in the Elgon and Karamoja sub-regions. In these roles, she led teams of lawyers providing free legal services to vulnerable and marginalized communities. Her frontline experience directly shapes FEMJUSTICE’s approach to strengthening women and girl’s agency and access to justice through integrated legal and economic empowerment.
Bruna holds an LLB from Makerere University and an LLM from the University of York, United Kingdom.
Lynn Edinance Olepus
Advocacy Officer
Lynn is a passionate lawyer and dedicated advocate for women’s empowerment. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Uganda Christian University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, Uganda.
With a strong commitment to promoting equality and addressing systemic injustices, she has dedicated her career to championing youth and human rights. Her work focuses on empowering women, amplifying marginalized voices, and advocating for policies that protect and uplift vulnerable communities.
As the Advocacy Officer at Femjustice, Lynn brings legal expertise, strategic leadership, and an unwavering dedication to advancing justice for women. She passionately advocates for women’s rights and supports initiatives that combat gender-based violence, promote access to education and resources for women, and inspires the next generation of leaders to take bold action toward achieving equality.
Namutosi Patricia
Assistant Legal Officer
Namutosi Patricia is a youth leader with experience in grassroot mobilization and community engagement. She is a lawyer by profession and is passionate about supporting vulnerable communities overcome legal challenges. She has vast experience in drafting legal documents, community lawyering and resolving disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution.
As the Assistant Legal Officer, Patricia offers legal solutions to clients and plays an active role in community awareness programs, helping to bridge the gap between legal resources and those who need them most.
Amiyo Judith Laura
Administrative Officer
Amiyo Judith Laura is a result-oriented administrative professional with a strong background in youth and community engagement. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Makerere University and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Laws degree from Uganda Christian University.As the Administrative Officer at Femjustice, Judith plays a key role in supporting the team and ensuring smooth operations. Her commitment to efficient administration and her passion for community development make her a valuable asset to the organization.