Tag Archives: girls

In Uganda, about 7,200 maternal deaths occur every year, and for every maternal death, 6 – 15 mothers survive with chronic and debilitating ill health such as obstetric fistula.  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Countries around the World will on Friday, May 23rd carry out a campaign to highlight the …

New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | In a resolute statement delivered at the launch event for phase III of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Program to end Child Marriage, held during the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, USA, First Lady and Minister of Education …

The overall winners  Women 1. Kareen Chemusto 2. Annet Chesang 3. Saibi Chebet Men 1. Philip Kiptoo 2. Brian Ategeka 3. Aggrey Agaba Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Philip Kiptoo won the Absa KH3-7 Hills Run on Sunday in a time of 1:13:36 to win himself a plot of land as …

  Uganda’s current pressing youth unemployment rates, with youth unemployment exceeding the national average addressing this challenge is critical  for sustainable development COMMENT | JAMILA MAYANJA | In the landscape of national development, a crucial yet often undervalued element is the empowerment of girls through targeted education and skills training. Across …

Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education officials in Zombo District are expressing concern over the high rate of girl child dropout, particularly in areas along the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo border. Sub-counties such as Akaa, Abanga, Zeu, Kango, Paidah TC, and Jangokoro are the most affected. According to data from …

MOGADISHU | Xinhua | Save the Children, an international charity, has called for increased protection of women and girls in Somalia amid a surge in sexual abuse and rape against teenage girls in recent months. The charity said a 13-year-old girl was raped by a group of armed men outside …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All the money injected into social interventions to help protect girls and young women from contracting HIV has not yielded much, a new study reveals. Through a campaign to ensure that girls are kept in schools, the Global Fund allocated the Ministry of Education money …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 150 girls under 18 years old, from various sub-counties in Sironko district, who became pregnant during the COVID-19 lockdown, successfully graduated on Monday after completing vocational training. Some of these girls received bursaries from Isaiah Sasaga Wanzira, the Budadiri East constituency member of …

A love for art, the influence of a musician mentor, a thirst for political expression and finally, her role as an ambassador of DREAMS kept this young women’s thoughts off a lifetime of abuse and firmly focused on the future. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | “Where I grew up, …

  Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukalasi Secondary School headteacher Milton Nandala Wotunya has been interdicted by the Education and Sports Ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of learners emerged. In a letter dated October 24th written by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports Ketty Lamaro, …