In Uganda’s fishing communities, sex workers encounter significant challenges, often enduring in silence. Their geographical isolation, societal stigma, and the neglect of traditional healthcare systems exacerbate their struggles, undermining their…
We need your support to enable 1000 girls in fishing communities to attend school for the next five years. Girls from peri-urban and fishing communities miss nearly 2 months each…
Menstrual Health Hygiene is both a human rights and a health issue, where women and girls are entitled to live a life of dignity. In Uganda, insufficient Menstrual Hygiene Management…
Majoriene, 22, visited FMP outreach at Kasenyi fishing landing site (FLS), one of the busiest FLS in L. Victoria with an estimated daily population of 4,000 people. Majoriene approached the…
The Young, Empowered and Healthy (YEAH) project is a multi-faceted project designed to use social media and key influencers to promote uptake of modern family planning methods among girls so…
The voucher plus project is an ongoing community-based partnership between Mariestopes-Uganda and Family Medical Point, aimed at scaling up coverage of high quality, Sexual reproductive health and services in order…
Joealia, 19-year-old, works at Kasenyi landing site at the shores of Lake Victoria, near Abaita Ababiri, in Katabi town council roasting and selling fish. Her first born is 3 years…
COVID-19 increased the teenage pregnancy prevalence in Uganda from 17% to 24% where teenage pregnancies were highest in Wakiso (10,439) and Kampala (8,460). This high prevalence is attributed to the…
