Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum
Over the last 10 years, UYAHF has grown from a small, briefcase organization to a well structured, national level organization running projects in 30 districts.
Who we are
A dynamic Youth led and Youth Serving Health, Human Rights, and Girl Centred Organization that seeks to advance quality health and wellbeing for young people. Specifically, UYAHF works to address and advance young people’s specific needs as regards their sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), gender equality and health promotion, livelihoods, climate change, and SGBV among others.
Vision
A gender equal world with healthy and empowered adolescents and young people.
Mission
To realize a gender-equal world with healthy and empowered adolescents and young people, through amplifying their voices in policy and decision-making and responding to their specific health, human rights, and gender needs
Goal
To empower adolescent girls and young women to live quality health with equity, diginity and opportunities to realize their full potential.
The challenges we seek to address
Teenage pregnancies, SGBV & Harmful practices
Unemployment and lack of employable skills
Limitations in access to quality youth friendly SRHR services
Limited access to correct, appropriate and relevant SRH information
Myths and misconceptions surrounding SRHR services
Stigma, discrimination and barriers that hinder access to SRHR services
Limited spaces for meaningful youth participation
Unsupportive policy and legal environment
Our impact in numbers
Latest Blogs
“GIVING GIRLS VOICE CHOICE AND CONTROL” CHALLENGING HARMFUL PRACTICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.
“GIVING GIRLS VOICE CHOICE AND CONTROL” CHALLENGING HARMFULL PRACTICES IN RURAL COMMUNITES. “In this community, when a girl reaches puberty and experiences her first menstruation, most parents consider them ready
COMMEMORATING THE MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MONTH
COMMEMORATING THE MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MONTH In commemoration of the International Menstrual Health Day on May 28th, our focus for this year is more on creating a more open, inclusive, and
PARTNERING WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO IMPROVE ADOLESCENT HEALTH IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT
PARTNERING WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO IMPROVE ADOLESCENT HEALTH IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT. In a concerted effort to prioritize the health and well-being of adolescents and young people, the Ministry
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