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Lamunu Grace: Amref supported water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives transform people’s lives in Luyaguma village, Lamogi sub county
Lamunu Grace, 48 years old, is not only a resident of Luyaguma village but she is also the treasurer of her village Water User Committee. She is an active community member involved in the implementation of the Piwa Maleng Project in her community. She was happy to share her experience on how the project has transformed people’s lives through improved access to safe water, sanitation. and hygiene education.
“In Luyaguma village, Amref under the Piwa Maleng project rehabilitated our village borehole, this has saved
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Meet Atim Margaret: Water User Committee member, promoting community ownership and management of Odur village borehole
Atim Margret, 58 years old, has lived in Odur village since 1978. This gives her the audacity to talk about how having a functional water source in Odur village transforms lives for all village residents.
“The first borehole in the village was constructed in 2009, but it faced frequent break downs until it reached a time when we could not have enough money to repair it. When the borehole breaks down our only water source is an unprotected spring well down the swamp. Water from the well is never safe for
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Dr. Patrick Kagurusi-Emergency Obstetric Care Should Shift to Lower Cadres
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“The Pride of Serving Communities” “Toilet My Job”
My name is Valentino Ngabirano I am 26 year old. I am a youth who has sought for ways to make my life bette rand now I am a self-motivated mansion.
I am also a youth leader in my community of Masaka ward, Kamwenge Town Council Kamwenge District. As a young man I took on responsibilities to support and care for 2 cousins brothers.
I am among theyouth who were introduced to the FINISH Mondail Program in my distric
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Knowledge is power: Amref Health Africa skilling communities on healthy living through a training package of Life saving skills for infants and Young Children
Pneumonia, malaria, diarrhea, HIV and AIDS, malnutrition are the leading causes of mortality among children under five years. 45% of the deaths worldwide among children under the age of 5 years are linked to undernutrition and these mostly occur in low and middle-income countries. Undernutrition makes children much more vulnerable to disease and death (WHO, 2021).
A study conducted in December 2020 in Ugandan refugee settlements and Kampala found that 74.4% of children had been initiated to breastfeeding within 1 hou
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Children against Gender Based Violence in Kalangala District
In the month of September and October 2021, Heroes for Gender transformative Action program mobilized young people between the ages of 9 to 14 and from 15 to 24 to training them on issues related to SRHR, SGBV, and their rights to protection in case they are in any form of situation that would lead to SGBV. The program uses curriculum-based approaches to deliver age appropriate information to young people that is Journeys plus curriculum which is a community curriculum targeting children 9-14 years and Program Y curriculum that targets young people in and o
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Tapisa, a Health Worker Hero providing Rights Based SRHR Services
The 2nd result area of the Heroes Program is “Better public and private healthcare for family planning, pregnancies and childbirth, including post-abortion care”. This objective was necessitated by the currently weak quality of health services that are not youth friendly and not rights based. The program is work with the management and staff to transform the sexual reproductive health and rights services in public and private health centers to provide rights based services.
At Bukiende Health center II in Bukiend
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Getting the stage set with the right tracking tools on SGBV “it is now or never”
The Heroes for Gender transformative Action works through already existing structures and community level to build their capacity through trainings, support supervision and mentorship. The Heroes for gender transformative action use key strategic approaches which include; Gender transformation Approaches, Health system strengthening, Ecological model, human life cycle development and meaningful involvement of beneficiaries. These approaches the program will create vibrant networks of informed communities that work together with empowered health care providers to streng
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Meet Norah the Y-Hero
Norah Sukusu, from Kween district is 21 years old. She is one of the early heroes of the Heroes for Gender Transformative Action Programme who has come out to speak boldly about the ills of sexual reproductive health violations going in Kween. When she met with the Heroes Programme team in her community, she volunteered to be part of the peer educators. She was subsequently enrolled on the programme and trained.
Then she delivered her experience on what she has been seeing in her community. Forced to marry early hers
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Amplifying the Access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Services Through Community Saving
Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) continue to be among the most controversial and contentious topics in Uganda’s cultural, religious, and policy environment. This is because of the competing approaches in the policy debates that range from religious and cultural perspectives to legal approaches according to Margaret Mugisa the Project Manager overseeing the projects implemented by Amref Health Africa in Northern Uganda. However, a combination of factors such as limited access to a wide range of family planning services by those in need; access to sexuality
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