Adolescent Girls Training Program

Girls need to know the correct information about their bodies and their human rights so they can make informed decisions and speak up in cases of sexual violence. Creating a safe space to talk about this possibly awkward or uncomfortable topic allows the girls to ask sensitive questions and for our nurse educator to dispel any commonly held myths and provide factual information.

We also have Menstrual Hygiene Management, Under this program we provide free menstrual hygiene management training and free reusable sanitary menstrual pads for unprivileged girls in school and young women of the community. In 2013, the United Nations Population Fund State of World Population Report found that in Uganda 33% of girls have children before the age 18. As a result, Uganda has the second highest fertility (with 6 children per woman) and fifth highest growth rate in the world. In our work we have found that girls also experience high rates of gender violence and abuse at school and in the home.