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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD

This was a day that was put aside to be celebrated in recognition of girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world and raise awareness of the importance of the Girl Child. BACKGROUND OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD The International Day of the Girl Child was initiated by the …

When the end justifies the means, are you a sex worker?

When the end justifies the means, are you a sex worker?

Sex work is an act of selling oneself for money or monetary gains. This takes various forms like brothel sex work, roadside sex work, uptown or middle class sex work among others .In our developing world this is more identified with women than men thus morally looked at as erosion of both cultural and religious …

Let Girls Be Girls!

Let Girls Be Girls!

Knowledge is power and one of the fundamental ways to acquire knowledge is through education. Education is an empowerment tool that enables girls to have power, knowledge, control and responsibility over their lives. An educated girl tends to be more informed about their health, nutrition, reproductive health, choose when and who to marry, achieve their ...

Nurturing Care For Children During The Pandemic.

Nurturing Care For Children During The Pandemic.

According to Britto (2016) nurturing care is defined as a stable environment that is sensitive to children’s health and nutritional needs with protection from threats, opportunities for early learning and interactions that are responsive, emotionally supportive and developmentally stimulating. While Covid-19 is considered secondary to being a threat to children it has far reaching impacts …

ADAPTING AN INCLUSIVE LENS TO UGANDA’S SEXUAL OFFENCE BILL.

ADAPTING AN INCLUSIVE LENS TO UGANDA’S SEXUAL OFFENCE BILL.

The bill has been pending for more than a decade, approved by parliament on May 3, 2021 leaves a lot to be questioned about! We applaud the phenomenal women in the parliament who spearheaded the efforts making this bill a reality given the various controversies and resistance that was faced way back from 2015 it …

Every Penny Counts in changing Lives of Women

Every Penny Counts in changing Lives of Women

It is often said, give people a chance and they will surprise you and am indeed not only surprised but also overwhelmed by the support rendered towards the #Food basket campaign. In just less than a week, we have been able to raise 760,000 Ugandan Shillings which is approximately 200 USD. We are running a …