Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum
Over the last 12 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
EMPOWERING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY VOICES: A WEEK OF ADVOCACY IN KALANGALA ISLAND
Islam, Consent, and Marriage Age: Islam does not fix a specific numerical age for marriage. Instead, it emphasizes maturity (physical, emotional, and financial) and mutual consent. Surah An-Nur (24:32) supports the idea that marriage must be a responsible, dignified, and consensual act, not one driven by coercion, tradition, or exploitation. It provides a strong argument against child or forced marriages, especially when poverty is used as a justification and encourages marriage for those who are capable of fulfilling its responsibilities as it quotes “And marry those among you who are single… if they are needy, Allah will enrich them out of His grace.”
ISLAM AND CHILD MARRIAGE: CLARIFYING MISCONCEPTIONS THROUGH FAITH AND FACTS:
Islam, Consent, and Marriage Age: Islam does not fix a specific numerical age for marriage. Instead, it emphasizes maturity (physical, emotional, and financial) and mutual consent. Surah An-Nur (24:32) supports the idea that marriage must be a responsible, dignified, and consensual act, not one driven by coercion, tradition, or exploitation. It provides a strong argument against child or forced marriages, especially when poverty is used as a justification and encourages marriage for those who are capable of fulfilling its responsibilities as it quotes “And marry those among you who are single… if they are needy, Allah will enrich them out of His grace.”
FROM POLICY TO ACTION: UGANDA’S LAWMAKERS UNITE TO ACCELERATE EFFORTS AGAINST TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND CHILD MARRIAGE
FROM POLICY TO ACTION: UGANDA’S LAWMAKERS UNITE TO ACCELERATE EFFORTS AGAINST TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND CHILD MARRIAGE A Section of Uganda’s Members of Parliament and CSO representatives during the Engagement meeting
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