CCG- Reclaim and Protect civic space The Project for empowering Human Rights Defenders/ civic actors # artists, activists, bloggers, investigative journalists to reclaim and protect Civic Space in Uganda will focus on four outputs. The identified civic actors will work in documentation as journalists, activists in advocacy; organizing and mobilization through artists according to the design for effective pushback. The first output is establishing an effective coordination mechanism for citizens# advocacy campaigns around protection of civicspace and agenda-setting for civic engagements. This will include: Joint partner design and development of IEC civic space protection materials for awareness advocacy campaigns, sensitization and personal security trainings; social media engagement campaigns for increased awareness, sensitization for protection of activists, artists, journalists and civic space in Uganda. The second output of the project is building a digitalised online tool for rapid response, timely reporting with geo reference responsive to shrinking civic space incidences. This will include: developing and popularising a mobile digital platform with properties that capture all relevant information about nature and form of infringements on human rights defenders/activists violations and supporting to build the capacity of human rights defenders to push back and have self- protection measures through personal security training. The third output is Provision oflitigation and legal representation services and urgent legal actions for music artists, journalists and human rights defenders. This will include; undertaking Public interest litigation against repressive laws; closure of music concerts and media houses by challenging sections of the laws that are inconsistent with the constitution, and drafting of a private members bills for advocating for legislative changes in copyright laws; and regulate the music industry as well as proposing policy changes for reclaiming media freedoms; and suing for closure of music concerts; advocating for separation of roles and responsibilities between Uganda CommunicationsCommission and media council. The fourth output is lobbying for establishment of clear separation of roles between Uganda Communications Commission and Media Council for increased media freedoms and generating a database of all journalists in Uganda. This will include; Revamping of National Institute of Journalists in Uganda and setting up of tribunal under the UCC act as Amended 2013, developing an online data bases on journalists (establish a platform for journalists and build their capacities to improve their competencies. Activities include; redefine journalism by practice in the contemporary world (who he/she is) social media users, bloggers, poets), musicians for easy mobilization and sharing of information; conduct interface meetings with the UCC and media council executivemembers to discuss the issue of roles and responsibilities.
The delivering strategy will be; that the three organisations will adopt a human rights approach that is all inclusive in designing a strategy responsive to the current needs for shrinking civic space environment. The combination of rapid response digital platform; media and community advocacy strategies for the activists, artists and journaliststo communicate about issues threatening civic space; research  strategy to strengthen actions on policies through policy dialogues and public interest litigation; personal security trainings for safety for human rights defenders/activists, artists andjournalists and social media engagements for continuous mobilisation of citizens, will help reclaim and protect civic space.