Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum
Over the last 9 years, UYAHF has grown lips and bounds from a small brief case organization to now 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
THE POWER TO YOUTH FESTIVAL UGANDA 2023
Power To You(th) Uganda is excited to bring to you one of the country’s biggest youth festivals, dubbed “Power To Youth Festival 2023,” happening on December 2 in Isingiro district,
MENENGAGE AFRICA SRHR LEARNING AND EXCHANGE SYMPOSIUM 2023
From October 23rd to October 25th, our (UYAHF) Advocacy and Campaigns officer and the Power To Youth program coordinator, Ms. Nakyegera Norah, joined other young people in all their diversities
PTY YOUTH ADVOCATES SHINE AT THE 3rd NATIONAL SAFE MOTHERHOOD PRE – YOUTH CONFERENCE
The Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum, under the Power to Youth (PTY) program, joined the Ministry of Health, UNFPA, and several other partners for the 3rd National Safe Motherhood
Our partners
