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Adolescents and youth voices creating voices on the SRHR discussion table- “Nothing for us without us”
Amref Health Africa through the Health systems Advocacy project in Uganda contributed and participated in the 2nd National Stakeholders Dialogue on Adolescent Health 2019. The lead convener was Peer To Peer Uganda (PEERU) a young people lead organisation in Uganda. The Dialogue that took place on the 24th of June as a pre- event toward the world population day celebrations. The event brought together adolescents and young people in school and out of school, implementers of programs targeting adolescents, Ministry of Health officials, District Health officials, religious a
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Turning the tide on plastic “Here just in time” The power of partnerships
Plastic flows into our lives from every direction and most of it is not recycled. Instead it is incinerated or ends up in landfill, where it will sit for hundreds of years, or enters the country’s water sources where it fragments into tiny pieces to become microplastics - the environmental scourge of our times. Many of us had assumed that government; brands and waste authorities were dealing with plastic on our behalf. But the impact of initiatives such as waste is wealth along with national beach cleaners and high-profile campaigns like the 3 Rs ( Reduce, Recycle , Reuse)
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A silver lining from a hopeless life- Daudi Migadde’s story
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Daudi Migadde at the youth for creative art workshop in Kawempe
Dauid Migadde is 16 years old. He joined the Youth creative art workshop in 2017. He was only 14 year old, a destitute and living on hand outs and pickpocketing. Dauid is among the many young people who for different -
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Improving Lives, Empowering communities in the Refugee Camps in Adjumani District
World population day is an annual event, observed on July 11th every year, it seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. We at Amref recognize the need for better future for all on a healthy planet and this is interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization. According to 2019 estimates, the population of Uganda is around 44.27 million, up significantly from 2013’s estimate of 33,640,833. (Worldpopulationreview.com/countries/Uganda-popu
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Nutrition Education prevents Mulnutrition in Adjumani District
Nyan Deng Kachol is a 30 year old woman and mother of five children. She resides in the Ayllo II refugee settlement. She has been in Uganda for 10 years now.
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Nyan Deng Kachol with her 4 daughters and baby boy.
Nyan Deng Kachol is among the mothers whose children benefit from the Nutrition project and food diversification -
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Midwives-Defenders of women rights
Catherine Aanyu is a 26-year-old midwife from Katakwi, a small town in Eastern Uganda. She's currently building her skills through Amref's e Learning program. Katakwi is made up of small villages and most residents rely on subsistence farming and grazing animals. Most of the town is not connected to a water or electricity supply. Catherine works at Katakwi General Hospital "in the many areas that they need me; antenatal, family planning, the labour suite - it depends on the day!" My journey to becoming a midwife “My mother was a Traditional Birth At
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Midwives, Defenders of Human Rights
The Midwifery day celebrations were held in Mbarara District on 5th May 2019. The Celebrations were presided over by Dr.Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Health. During the celebration, Amref Health Africa was recognized and appreciated as being a leader in health worker competence training and fore fronting the lead in UHC campaign by the Hon. State Minister for Health, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu. With support from the eLearning project funded by GSK and the Health Systems Advocacy project, Amref Health Africa has contributed and supported the implementation of co
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A Good Night with No eye Cat Glow any more
He was quiet and frail. The three year, little boy, had an eye problem, and obviously not enough sleep the previous night. Living 50 kilometers from Nebbi hospital, father and son had to wake up at dawn to be the first in the queue. Still, little Jonathan Rwot was almost at the end of the long line that mostly had elderly people. He was sitting in his father’s lap. Never raising his head. Starring at the floor with his head slightly bent down all the while. It was one of the hotter days. Rwot could have been playing hide and seek or kicking a locally made football with other kids but here
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E learning program improves midwifery skills- Ketty’s story
Akullo is one of the students who, in 2015, enrolled for the Nurses and Midwifery upgrade at Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery. She opted for the e-learning mode of study. This method of study enabled her continue with her work at Kigaraale Helath Center 111 in Kyenjojo District.
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Akullo was able to practice what she studied immediately she returned to the facility and she had a full time mentor at the health cen -
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A Twinkle in the Eyes for a Cup of Porridge
My name is Amoko Joseph. I am 13yrs old and I am a pupil at Unna Primary School. I am a refugee from South Sudan and my village back home was called Kerapi Village in Payaum District. I came to Uganda during the war, three years ago. I have 4 brothers and 2 sisters. My school is receiving one porridge meal every day. At school, we receive one porridge meal, every day. This porridge is very nice and I can now stay in school without having to walk home every day to have a meal. Many times, before the feeding program started, I would get a meal only when my mother was able to get the
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