Justice Access Point

What Justice Access Point does

Justice Access Point (JAP) is a Kampala-based nonprofit civil society organization, founded in 2016, that operates as a justice center of excellence serving citizens and citizen organizations in fragile and post-conflict communities in Uganda. The organization delivers four core thematic programs — Atrocity Prevention, Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, Countering Hate/Dangerous Speech, and Human Rights and Rule of Law — complemented by two dedicated projects: the Civilian Oversight and Security Sector Reform Project and the NOREC Exchange Program. Its primary beneficiaries are Ugandan citizens predisposed to social strife and violent conflict, alongside civil society stakeholders, parliamentarians, academia, and survivor networks engaged in security sector oversight.

JAP's underlying "technology" is a portfolio of programmatic methodologies rather than a software product. Core technical assets include tools for monitoring public assemblies in Uganda (launched 2024), an annually published Status Report on Policing in Uganda, training and curriculum materials, analysis of laws, fact sheets, briefs, and books/manuals. The Civilian Oversight project operates through legislative advocacy, public information campaigns, and stakeholder engagement. The 2025 NOREC Exchange Program extends JAP's methodology into a regional platform with civil society counterparts in South Africa (CSVR), Tanzania (CHESO), and Kenya (MIDRIFT HURINET), enabling cross-border knowledge and skills exchange among young African peacebuilders.

JAP's revenue model is nonprofit and grant-funded; pricing is not publicly disclosed and the organization does not sell commercial products or services. Go-to-market occurs through direct community engagement with citizens, multi-stakeholder convenings (e.g., the annual Stakeholders' Convention on Policing), partnerships with regional and international human rights mechanisms, and digital channels including jap.or.ug and social media platforms. Sustained operations are supported by donor funding and project-based grants, including the NOREC-supported regional exchange program, though specific funders, grant amounts, and financial statements are not disclosed in available materials.

Name

Justice Access Point

Legal name

Justice Access Point

Website

https://jap.or.ug

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Justice Access Point is a Kampala-based nonprofit that delivers atrocity prevention, human rights, and security sector reform programs to citizens and civil society stakeholders in Uganda's fragile and post-conflict communities, with regional reach via the NOREC Exchange Program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights & Peacebuilding Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Rule of Law, Justice & Corrections Support in Conflict Settings (BPADAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL), Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

Keywords

• Human rights advocacy
• Atrocity prevention
• Peacebuilding services
• Civilian oversight
• Conflict transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Justice Access Point is a justice center of excellence that delivers human rights, atrocity prevention, and peacebuilding programs to citizens and citizen organizations in fragile and post-conflict communities in Uganda. Its portfolio comprises four thematic programs (Atrocity Prevention; Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism; Countering Hate/Dangerous Speech; Human Rights and Rule of Law) and two projects (Civilian Oversight and Security Sector Reform; NOREC Exchange Program), delivered through capacity building, research, advocacy, legislative engagement, and coalition building.

Product overview

Justice Access Point operates as a justice center of excellence offering civil society programs focused on human rights protection and atrocity prevention in Uganda. The organization delivers four core thematic programs: the Atrocity Prevention Programme (addressing upstream, midstream and downstream interventions), the Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Programme (aligned with UN Plan of Action), the Countering Hate/Dangerous Speech Programme, and the Human Rights and Rule of Law Programme. These programs are complemented by two dedicated projects: the Civilian Oversight and Security Sector Reform Project (advocating for independent police oversight mechanisms) and the NOREC Exchange Program (regional peacebuilding exchange across African nations). The portfolio is designed to protect human rights, prevent mass atrocities, and strengthen accountability mechanisms through capacity building, research, advocacy, and coalition-building strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Atrocity Prevention Programme Upstream, midstream, and downstream interventions aimed at preventing the break-out, escalation, continuation, and recurrence of violent conflicts and the perpetration of atrocity crimes; targeted at citizens and stakeholders in fragile and post-conflict communities in Uganda.
• Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Programme Series of interventions aimed at supporting the state to actualize the UN Plan of Action against Violent Extremism through capacity building, awareness-raising, research and documentation, and livelihood support for countering radicalization.
• Countering Hate/Dangerous Speech Programme Series of interventions geared to monitoring, preventing, and countering hate and dangerous speech in various media through capacity building, awareness-raising, research and documentation, and coalition-building.
• Human Rights and Rule of Law Programme Cross-cutting programme supporting rights-holders to access their human rights and duty-bearers to respect, protect, and ensure the realization of human rights through domestic, regional, and international human rights mechanisms.
• Civilian Oversight and Security Sector Reform Project Project contributing to the strengthening of civilian oversight and accountability of the security sector in Uganda through legislative advocacy, public information campaigns, stakeholder engagement, and research on police accountability; targeted at CSOs, parliamentarians, NHRIs, police, and survivor networks.
• NOREC Exchange Program Regional peacebuilding exchange program implemented by a multidisciplinary coalition of civil society organizations to foster stability, security, and sustainable development across Africa through knowledge and experience sharing among young African peacebuilders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual Status Report on Policing in Uganda launched annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Centre for Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025South African partner in the NOREC Exchange Program on Violence Prevention, Peace building and Conflict Transformation Exchange. Collaborates with JAP Uganda, CHESO Tanzania, and MIDRIFT HURINET Kenya to foster stability, security, and sustainable development across Africa through knowledge and experience sharing among young Africans.
• Children's Education Society (CHESO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Tanzanian partner in the NOREC Exchange Program. Works with CSVR South Africa, MIDRIFT HURINET Kenya, and JAP Uganda to cultivate an interactive community for African peace building and conflict transformation professionals through mutual skills exchange.
• MIDRIFT HURINET KenyacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Kenyan partner in the NOREC Exchange Program. Partners with CSVR South Africa, CHESO Tanzania, and JAP Uganda to address complex and interconnected challenges of violence and conflict through the exchange programme.
• National Platform on Civilian Oversight and Security Sector AccountabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024JAP leads the thematic clusters meeting of this national platform, which includes diverse stakeholders working to strengthen civilian oversight and accountability of the security sector in Uganda. The platform advocates for multi-sectoral approach involving both State and Non-state actors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Africa Policy Research Institute: Research-oriented organisation producing policy analysis on governance, peace, and security in Africa. Adjacent peer in the research-and-advocacy niche that underpins JAP's Annual Status Report and policy outputs.

Broad incumbents

• International Crisis Group: Global conflict-prevention organisation producing influential analysis and policy recommendations, including on Uganda and the wider Great Lakes region. Broader incumbent with overlapping conflict-prevention mandate and considerably larger scale.
• Human Rights Watch: Global human rights research and advocacy organisation that produces country-level reporting on Uganda and East Africa. Broader incumbent with comparable documentation/advocacy methodology, though at materially greater scale.

Regional players

• West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP): Regional civil-society network for peacebuilding and conflict prevention across West Africa. Comparable structural model to NOREC (regional peacebuilder coalition) and overlapping programmatic emphasis on early warning and violence prevention.
• African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS): Uganda-based human rights and justice organisation focused on access to justice and accountability. Regional peer working on overlapping access-to-justice and rule-of-law themes for Ugandan communities.
• Amnesty International Uganda: National section of a global human rights organisation operating in Uganda on rights documentation and advocacy. Comparable on human rights monitoring and documentation, with substantially larger institutional backing.
• Foundation for Justice and Development Initiatives (FJDI): Uganda-based civil society organisation working on justice, rights, and community-level peace interventions. Operates in the same Ugandan civic-space environment as JAP and addresses overlapping community-justice themes.

Direct peers

• International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ): Works on transitional justice, accountability, and rule of law in post-conflict societies globally. Directly comparable to JAP's atrocity-prevention and rule-of-law mandate, with deeper geographic reach and a longer institutional track record.
• Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC): Focuses on civilian protection and civilian oversight of security forces in conflict-affected states. Directly comparable to JAP's Civilian Oversight and Security Sector Reform project and atrocity-prevention focus.
• Search for Common Ground: Global peacebuilding organisation operating conflict-transformation and violence-prevention programmes, including in East Africa. Directly comparable to JAP's NOREC Exchange-style peacebuilding and CVE programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JusticessP
• Facebookfacebook.com/justiceaccesspoint
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/justice-access-point-jap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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