Afya na Haki

What Afya na Haki does

Afya na Haki (Ahaki) is an African research and training institute headquartered at its Nakwero campus in Gayaza, Uganda, that uses Africentric approaches to generate knowledge and build advocacy capacity in health, human rights, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Founded circa 2020 by Dr. Moses Mulumba following his tenure as founding Executive Director of the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), the organization operates as a platform of interconnected programmes: the Litigating Reproductive Justice in Africa (LIRA) Programme implemented through partners in 10 African countries; the Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Alliance (ARJLA) and its regranting mechanism, the Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund (ARJLF); the ARMA Programme on regional vaccine manufacturing and access; the Ahaki Institute offering postgraduate diplomas, bachelor's programmes, and short courses; and the Ubingwa African Think Tank for Global Health. Its beneficiaries are African civil society organizations, legal and medical practitioners, students, researchers, and regional institutions engaged in reproductive justice litigation and advocacy.

The institute serves its constituents through fellowships, training programmes, strategic litigation support, regranting, convenings such as the Annual Reproductive Justice Litigation Baraza, and an open-access e-library of policy briefs, discussion papers, and jurisprudential documentation. In November 2023, Ahaki was granted Observer Status by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and it participates as an expert reviewer for the African Union Development Agency–NEPAD on pharmaceutical manufacturing policy. Revenue is derived primarily from grants from international development funders (including IDRC, SIDA, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, the EU, and CIHR), supplemented by tuition from Ahaki Institute programmes, consultancy services, and venue hire of its Nakwero conference facilities. Distribution occurs through direct engagement with implementing partners, competitive regranting calls, a hybrid in-person/virtual learning model, and continental convenings supported by digital content (podcast, video, newsletters, and social media).

Name

Afya na Haki

Legal name

Afya na Haki

Website

https://afyanahaki.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Afya na Haki is a Uganda-based African research and training institute that uses Africentric approaches to build advocacy capacity in health, human rights, and SRHR through strategic litigation, training, regranting, and convening across 10+ African countries.

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Product category

Reproductive Justice Advocacy and Research Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Legal Services (5411), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Reproductive justice advocacy
• SRHR research
• Strategic litigation services
• Health rights training
• African human rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala (Gayaza Nakwero)

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grants and Funding: Afya na Haki operates primarily through grant funding from international donors and development organizations to support its programmes including the LIRA Programme, ARJLA, Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund, ARMA Programme, and the Ahaki Institute educational offerings.
2. Training and Education Services: Revenue generated through the Ahaki Institute which offers postgraduate diplomas, bachelor's programmes, and short courses on advocacy for reproductive justice. Uses hybrid learning model combining in-person and virtual instruction.
3. Consultancy Services: The organization offers research, capacity enhancement, and legal and policy analysis consultancy services.
4. Conference Facilities: Ahaki maintains and rents out conference facilities at its Nakwero campus, generating revenue from venue hire services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Afya na Haki (Ahaki) is an African research and training institute that uses Africentric approaches to generate knowledge and build advocacy capacity in Health, Human Rights, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). It delivers strategic litigation programmes, academic training (Ahaki Institute), regranting mechanisms, and consultancy services across more than 10 African countries, with continental reach through alliances such as the Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Alliance (ARJLA).

Product overview

Afya na Haki (Ahaki) is an African research and training institute operating as a platform of interconnected programmes and services unified by an Africentric approach to Health, Human Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). The core platform encompasses research, advocacy capacity building, and evidence generation. Key products include the Ahaki Institute (an educational institution with hybrid learning programmes), the LIRA Programme (strategic litigation for reproductive justice), ARMA Programme (vaccine manufacturing policy research), the Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Alliance (ARJLA), and the Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund (grant funding mechanism). Supporting offerings include Advanced Short Courses, Mentorship and Fellowship programmes, Consultancy Services, Conference Facilities, the Ubingwa African ThinkTank for Global Health, the Ahaki Podcast & Videos, E-library resources, and The RJ Litigation Baraza convening platform.

Differentiator

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Brands

• Ahaki Institute: Academic institution offering Postgraduate Diploma and Bachelor's degree programmes in health, human rights, and social justice with a hybrid (in-person and e-learning) model, located at Ahaki's main campus in Nakwero, Gayaza, Uganda.
• Ubingwa African Think Tank for Global Health (UTT)
• Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Alliance (ARJLA)
• Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund (ARJLF)
• LIRA Programme (Litigating Reproductive Justice in Africa)
• ARMA Programme (Advancing Regional Vaccine Manufacturing And Access in Africa)
• Ahaki Media Fellowship

Products and services

• Ahaki Institute Educational institution offering Postgraduate Diploma and Bachelor's programmes in health, human rights, and social justice with a hybrid learning model (in-person intensives at the Nakwero campus plus virtual classroom), preparing students to drive health and social justice across Africa.
• Litigating Reproductive Justice in Africa (LIRA) Programme A multi-country programme creating an environment where Africa embraces reproductive justice through progressive, evidence-based, and collaborative litigation for access to SRHR, implemented in 10 African countries through implementing partners.
• ARMA Programme (Advancing Regional Vaccine Manufacturing and Access in Africa) A fellowship programme enhancing the capacity of African professionals to conduct policy-related research on vaccine manufacturing and to promote regional vaccine production through Africentric approaches.
• Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Alliance (ARJLA) A continental alliance consolidating, coordinating, and elevating reproductive justice litigation across Africa through strategic litigation, legal empowerment, and legal aid at national, sub-regional, and continental judicial forums.
• Africa Reproductive Justice Litigation Fund (ARJLF) A continental funding mechanism dedicated to strengthening reproductive justice litigation and related capacity across Africa, providing regrants (USD 5,000–30,000 per project) to indigenous African organisations advancing reproductive justice.
• Advanced Short Courses on Advocacy for Reproductive Justice in Africa (ARJA) Short courses equipping advocates with context-responsive strategies to influence policy and mobilise communities around reproductive justice in Africa.
• Consultancy Services Research, capacity enhancement, and legal and policy analysis services provided to government agencies, NGOs, and development partners in health, human rights, and SRHR.
• Conference Facilities Luxurious and private meeting facilities available for hire at the Nakwero campus in Uganda for events, gatherings, and conferences.
• Ubingwa African ThinkTank for Global Health (UTT) An Africentric think tank situated within Ahaki that advances African-led policy research, dialogue, and monitoring to challenge colonial continuities in global health and centre African realities, histories, and aspirations.

Quantifiable outcome

• LIRA Programme implemented in 10 African countries with strategic litigation cases filed and supported
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ahaki participates as expert review team member for the State of Africa's Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Report initiative led by AUDA-NEPAD, contributing to continental pharmaceutical manufacturing strategies.
• PAIcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023International reproductive health organization that was a funder and collaborator at Women Deliver 2023 conference where Ahaki organized a side event on litigating reproductive justice in Africa.
• Planned Parenthood GlobalcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Partner at Women Deliver 2023 supporting Ahaki's engagement and visibility at the continental forum.
• Aids and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Regional partner collaborating on HIV and SRHR advocacy across Southern Africa, co-presented at Women Deliver 2023.
• KELINcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Kenyan health law institute that co-presented at Women Deliver 2023 and participates in Ahaki's regional webinars on decolonizing SRHR.
• The Catalysts AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Ahaki on the Annual Reproductive Justice Litigation Baraza, a major continental convening platform that brings together legal, clinical, advocacy, and research expertise to advance reproductive justice across Africa.
• Fos FeministacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sexual and reproductive health alliance partnering with Ahaki on the Baraza convening and broader reproductive justice initiatives.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-convened the 3rd Reproductive Justice Litigation Baraza on incarceration and SRHR, bringing together stakeholders from the Global South.
• Reach a Hand UgandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Ugandan organization partnering on the Baraza convening and reproductive justice advocacy activities.
• Mama NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network partnering on the Baraza to address intersections of incarceration and SRHR in the Global South.
• Women With A Mission (WWM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUgandan implementing partner under LIRA Programme that filed landmark constitutional case challenging mandatory pregnancy testing in schools, achieving consent order protecting girls' right to education.
• Lawyers Alert (Nigeria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNigerian implementing partner that argued Dorothy Debe v Republic of Nigeria case before ECOWAS Court, securing landmark ruling affirming Nigeria's Maputo Protocol obligations on reproductive justice.
• Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZimbabwean implementing partner that filed constitutional challenge to expand abortion access for minors and survivors of marital rape under the LIRA Programme.
• Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZimbabwean partner that developed in-house litigation capacity and gender justice focus through Ahaki's support under the LIRA Programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• IPAS: Global NGO focused on advancing reproductive autonomy, including abortion access and SRHR advocacy across Africa. Peer in international SRHR ecosystem with overlapping African programmatic focus.
• PAI (Population Action International): International reproductive health and rights organization that funds and collaborates with SRHR advocates globally. Direct partner and funder for Ahaki's Women Deliver 2023 work; peer in the international SRHR advocacy landscape.
• Center for Reproductive Rights: Global reproductive rights organization that pursues strategic litigation and legal advocacy worldwide, including Africa. Most direct global peer in mission, methodology (strategic litigation), and continental litigation portfolio.
• International Center for Research on Women (ICRW): Global research organization focused on gender equity, health, and SRHR in Africa and Asia. Peer in research-driven advocacy model and international funder/grantee ecosystem that Ahaki operates within.
• Guttmacher Institute: Research and policy organization producing evidence on SRHR, including in Africa. Peer in evidence-generation function and a comparator for influencing African SRHR policy through research.

Direct peers

• Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA): Regional NGO using strategic litigation to advance women's rights and SRHR across Southern Africa. Direct implementing partner of Ahaki's LIRA Programme and a peer in the continental SRHR litigation ecosystem.
• KELIN (Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS): Kenyan health-rights NGO focused on litigation, policy advocacy, and capacity building on HIV, SRHR, and human rights. Active regional partner of Ahaki at convenings and comparable in scope and operating model.
• Fos Feminista: International alliance advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights across the Global South, including Africa. Direct co-convening partner of Ahaki's RJ Litigation Baraza and operational peer.
• Aids and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA): Southern African regional partnership advancing human rights related to HIV, TB, and SRHR through advocacy, litigation, and capacity building. Active collaborator with Ahaki and a peer in regional health-rights advocacy.
• Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD): Ugandan health and human rights NGO specializing in strategic litigation on SRHR and health rights in East Africa. Founded by Ahaki's current Director-General Dr. Moses Mulumba, making it the closest institutional predecessor and operational peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

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