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Combating Malaria Among Refugees: Insights from Ofua 6 Health Center II.
On this World Malaria Day, it's crucial to reflect on the ongoing challenges in the fight against this deadly disease. Despite efforts, progress in reducing malaria has stalled in recent years, posing a significant threat to global health and perpetuating a cycle of inequality. Vulnerable populations, including pregnant women, infants, children under 5 years of age, refugees, migrants, internally displaced people, and Indigenous Peoples, continue to bear the brunt of i
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A ray of hope: Empowering Teenage Mothers.
Building self-reliance through Vocational Skills Training.
In Bugiri and Namutumba districts, where challenges often overshadow opportunities, a ray of hope has emerged for vulnerable teenage mothers. The Action To Scale Up Reduction of Teenage Pregnancies Among Vulnerable girls in Eastern Uganda project, funded by the European Union, has sparked transformation in the lives of these young women and
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Personal Stories
Empowering Youth Heroes: Championing SRHR Access in Namayingo District.
Meet Nekesa Winfred, A Youth Hero Spearheading Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Access in Buhemba, Namayingo District
Meet Nekesa Winfred
My name is Nekesa Winfred. I am from Buhemba sub-county, Namayingo district. I work as a Y Hero with the Heroes for Gender Transformative A
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Personal Stories
Integration supervision and monitoring work to improve the quality of health services
Namukose Jaliat, (C) with staff of Bugana Health Centre III during a support supervision visit.
My name is Namukose Jaliat, and I serve as the district focal person for the Heroes for Gender Transformative Action programme. In my role as a senior Health educator, I've witnessed the impact of Heroes in Namayingo district. Initially, the Ministry Of Health highlighted concerning data, revealing high rates of SGBV and teenage
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Personal Stories
Everyone has a dream , Getting teenage girls back in school
My name is Barasa Moses. I reside in Nangera village. My wife, Vihenda Lydia Barasa and I have 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. My daughter, Leah Nabwire got pregnant at the age of 15. She was in P.7 at the time. I was furious. Even worse was that this was not the first time something like this happened in my household. Her elder sister had also gotten pregnant while in S.3. This made me even more furious because I clearly recalled the challenges my wife and I faced the first time round. When I found out I chased her away from home with the suggestion that she goes and
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Personal Stories
Creating awareness on SGBV – Success story of survivors
My name is Nabwire Sanyu. My colleague is Naigaga Nubuwati. We reside in Buhemba village, Namayingo district. We work as focal point persons here at the advisory center in Buhemba sub-county. We support in making referrals, creating awareness on SGBV, handling simple domestic violence cases and so on. Heroes for Gender Transformative action found us in a very bad place. Wives were being mistreated, children were not going to school and their parents were not bothered. When the programme came, it supported us in creating awareness for these issues and through the differ
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Personal Stories
Kokono baby crib innovation story: Vanessa Nabasirye
My name is Vanessa Nabasirye. I am nineteen years old. I live in Kona zone, Kazo Angola parish, Kawempe division with my baby sister and child. This house used to belong to our late father. My mother is married in Kazo Angola from where she comes, once in a while to check on us.
I learnt about Kokono from the women’s representative on our LC committee who kindly notified us of a sensitization activity at our usual meeting grounds. It was especially for ladies of reproductive age and pregnant women.
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Kokono baby crib innovation story: Nakkazi Alexer
My name is Nakkazi Alexer. I am 20 years old. I live in Kona zone, Kazo Angola parish in Kawempe division. I dropped out of formal education after completing primary level. I pursued a vocational course in tailoring. I haven’t been able to pursue tailoring commercially because I don’t own a sowing machine. I am a parent of two toddlers including a six weeks old. We stay at home with my parents.
I learnt about the Kokono crib from Mama Rahim who serves as the women’s representative on our Local council com
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Kokono baby crib innovation story: Nambasa Rashida
My name is Nambasa Rashida. I am twenty one years old. I live with my parents in Kona zone, Kazo Angola parish of Kawempe division. I am a parent to nine month old Imran. I dropped out of school at seventeen years. I learnt about Kokono when I had gone to attend a meeting at our usual meeting grounds. Our women’s leader on the Local council (LC) committee let us know that the Kokono team wanted to address us. They asked us about our way of life and challenges if any. We let them in on challenges such as malaria owing to stagnant wa
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Kokono baby crib innovation story: Maria Namubiru
My name is Maria Namubiru. I am eighteen years old. I live with my mother and baby. I dropped out of school in senior two owing to COVID 19. During the lockdown, I got pregnant. While pregnant, I was privileged to be fully sponsored to attend vocational classes. At the center, I pursued hair dressing and pompom rugs / carpet making. To earn money, I work part time at a saloon and make carpets / rugs at home.
I learnt about the Kokono crib after our women’s representative at the LC committee came t
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