Uganda Faces Health Crisis as USAID Funding Withdrawal Deepens
Uganda is on the brink of a major health crisis following the withdrawal of USAID funding, a decision that has disrupted critical programs across the
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Working With Women Miners To Prevent Gender-Based Violence
While data on Gender based violence and violence against women in humanitarian contexts is still limited, the 2016 Uganda Demographic and health survey revealed that up to 22% of women aged 15 to 49 in the country had experienced some form of sexual violence. The report also revealed that annually, 13% of women aged 15 to 49 report experiencing sexual violence.
Promoting Violence Against Children Prevention Centers
Violence against Children includes all forms of violence against people under the age of 18 whether perpetrated by parents, relatives, peers, teachers, employers, caregivers or strangers. Violence can be in form of maltreatment, sexual violence, bullying, and psychological torture.
Importance Of Play In A Child`S Life
Play is a natural learning tool in the life of an infant or a young child, it increases the child`s ability to uncover their life and adventure .Games can also be a relief for recovery from psychological stress experienced by the child.
Working With Cultural Leaders To End Child Marriage In Uganda.
In September 2019, Girls not Brides Uganda launched a one year project dubbed “Accelerating progress to end child marriage” with an ultimate purpose of ending child marriage and achieving a world without child marriage.
Efforts To Reduce Gender Based Violence, Sexaul Exploitation And Abuse And Violence Against Children Prevalence.
Gender based violence entails exploitation of both men and women but predominantly women. According to the Uganda demographic health survey, (2011), Uganda has a high rate of reported Gender based violence.
Lack of proper Sexuality Education opens doors to sexual abuse and teenage pregnancies
Ann Kagere not real name is a 19 year old single mother of two. She was misled in to early sex encounters/ debut by what the myths she heard about sex from her young paternal aunt who relayed to her that ‘sex cures premenstrual pains.
Violence Against Children Prevention Centre Operations During Covid19 Pandemic
Joy For Children Uganda as a prevention centre has continued to give the much needed support to survivors of Violence Against Children during the COVID19 pandemic.
Statement on World Bank Inspection Panel Toolkit Review
On September 8, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a Resolution establishing the World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM), and an updated Resolution for the World Bank Inspection Panel, as well as the Terms of Reference and Selection Procedures for the Secretary of the new AM.
Could laxity to roll out the national sexuality education framework be the leading cause of the skyrocketing cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriages during the lockdown?
Launched and approved by the first lady H.E Janet Kataha Museveni in 2018 to amongst others equip young people with information about sexuality so as to: Enable them to make healthy choices about their sexual and reproductive health, and Enable them utilize life-skills in developing values, attitudes and relationships that maximize their God-given potential.
What you need to know about budget advocacy for child marriage!
There is no such a thing as a child marriage budget. Child marriage is a complex issue, involves multi-sectorial approach, thus impacting on so many sectors. Over time when child protection actors perceive child marriage, the Ministry of Gender comes as a reference.
