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6 August 2019
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GetIN Mobile, a digital mapping tool used by health and community workers to map and follow- up young pregnant girls to ensure they deliver safely at health facilities was introduced in Bundibugyo... Read more
26 July 2019
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West Nile, Adjumani district: Twenty-two year-old Clara Mandra dropped out of school at the age of fourteen after completing primary five, because her mother was not able to raise her school fees.... Read more
24 July 2019
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On World Population Day, July 11, UNFPA Uganda commemorated the event in Adjumani district, in the West Nile region of Uganda. In line with the global theme, “25 years of the ICPD: accelerating the... Read more
22 July 2019
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ADJUMANI: Leaders from eleven districts in the West Nile sub region have adopted a declaration to ensure inclusion an integrated package of rights for women, girls and young people. This commitment... Read more
19 July 2019
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“Always have a vision. Always dream of what you want to become and that’s how you will succeed,” said Brenda Abio, winner of the 2017/18 regional beauty pageant, Miss Madi.
She was speaking to over... Read more
16 July 2019
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GetIN mobile, a mobile App used to reach and follow up on young pregnant girls as a way of increasing access to antenatal care, skilled delivery and postpartum family planning in rural areas is... Read more
3 July 2019
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Fulfilling young people’s potential lies at the heart of UNFPA’s work. Under the WITH YOU(TH) pillar of its Live Your Dream campaign, UNFPA Uganda is attempting to contribute to this critical... Read more
26 June 2019
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I am Nabakooza Shakira! I was born and raised in the outskirts of Kampala, a slum called Kawempe in Uganda. I grew up in an extended family. According to my parents, I was born just like any other... Read more
21 June 2019
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Bidi-Bidi refugee settlement, YUMBE: Eighteen –year-old Alice Apunyo (not real names) had just delivered a baby boy at Swinga Health Centre III in Bidi-Bidi refugee settlement in the wee hours of... Read more
18 June 2019
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Despite high general knowledge and the perceived risk of pregnancy and HIV, risky sexual behaviour among young Ugandans remains high – a report published by the BioMed Central (BMC) journal shows. A... Read more