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The Story of Barbra: Restoring Hope and Life Prospects

Like thousands of young people across Uganda, teenager Barbra’s education and daily life have been [...]

A Sustainable, Contextualized Approach to Developing Zimbabwe’s National Case Management System

From 2012 to 2018, the Bantwana Initiative worked with and supported the Government of Zimbabwe [...]

The Bantwana Siyakha Model: Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Girls in Mozambique

In Mozambique, the Bantwana Initiative is building the capacity of local organizations to deliver a [...]

Bantwana Resources for CIES 2023

Welcome CIES 2023 participants! Thanks for visiting this page of relevant Bantwana resources relating to [...]

The Case for Strengthening the Social Service Workforce to End AIDS in Children

The Bantwana Initiative applauds the implicit call in a recent New York Times article, Global [...]

Tackling Violence Against Children at Home and at School

The Western Uganda Bantwana Program (WUBP) works to tackle social norms and conditions at home [...]

Employing Multisectoral Approaches in the Fight Against Gender-based Violence

Along with more than 3,300 trained peers across nearly one-third of Uganda’s 111 districts, Henry [...]

It really does take a village . . . How holistic, community-based care helps HIV-positive youth live healthier lives

When his mother died of HIV/AIDS in 2017, Kato* was abandoned by his father at [...]

Parenting Group in Uganda Helps Community Meet Basic Needs

When schools in Uganda reopened after Covid-19 closures, one community realized that a significant number [...]

A Day in the Life: Meet Martha, a Para Social Worker in Uganda

Para social workers (PSWs) play a critical role in strengthening community resilience for the protection [...]