Creating livelihood pathways for young women has generational benefits. It reduces vulnerability to HIV, early marriage and pregnancy, and gender-based violence; improves health and well-being; and increases economic resilience. In…
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The Western Uganda Bantwana Program (WUBP) works to tackle social norms and conditions at home and in schools that lead to violence against children. By integrating prevention curriculum in schools,… Read More
Along with more than 3,300 trained peers across nearly one-third of Uganda’s 111 districts, Henry Kyobe is a community-based parasocial worker who is actively involved in eliminating gender-based violence (GBV).… Read More
When his mother died of HIV/AIDS in 2017, Kato* was abandoned by his father at just seven years of age and left under the care of his 87-year-old, visually impaired… Read More
When schools in Uganda reopened after Covid-19 closures, one community realized that a significant number of children had not returned to class. Some parents who didn’t send their kids back… Read More
Para social workers (PSWs) play a critical role in strengthening community resilience for the protection of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), particularly those living with HIV. PSWs act as a… Read More
