Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF) met with several stakeholders in Kyegegwa district on the 21st of December 2021 to review and validate the second draft of the district costed action plan to end teenage pregnancies and child marriages. The meeting held at the Kyegegwa district Rukurato hall was attended by opinion leaders and…
The government of Uganda has reasserted that it will intensify its commitment towards fulfilling the ICPD25 promise made by the President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on behalf of Uganda during the historic Nairobi ICPD Summit in 2019. During the Nairobi ICPD Summit: Uganda’s President committed to; Continue promoting Universal…
On 16th Oct 2021, Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health forum carried out a community outreach on Integrated Community SRHR, HIV, and SGBV Awareness Outreach at Nylon, northern division in Mbale district. It was organized under the objective; To create public awareness on safe abortion, address abortion stigma and common myths and misconceptions and advocate for…
On October 15th, 2021, the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum held one of its own kind inter-generational policy level dialogues on addressing maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortions and teenage pregnancies in Moroto district in the Karamoja region. The dialogue brought together 56 key stakeholders including the District LC5 chairperson, The Chief Administrative…
On November 12th, 2021, as part of the activities at the UYAHF youth hub, over 20 young people from the Kampala suburbs of Kamokya, Bukoto, Kisaasi among others converged at the Uganda Youth and Adolescents health forum youth hub and were taught about good nutrition. During the training, UYAHF change champion Osundwa Christine discussed with…
On November 5th, 2021, young people from the Kampala suburbs of Kamwokya, Kisaasi, Bukoto, Ntinda, among others, underwent training on safe sex and abstinence at the Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum Youth Hub in Kampala. Among the key issues discussed during the training that brought together 36 young people, including 8 males and 28…
Hon. Agnes Nandutu, the state minister for Karamoja Affairs, has commended the Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYHAF) for empowering and equipping the region’s young people with health information, peace-building, and life skills through the Karamoja Youth Camp 2021, noting that this will help improve their lives and make them champions of change in…
As part of the commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) hosted a Twitter space on 26th November 2021 under the topic: Ending Sexual Harassment Against Women at Workplaces 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign for the Elimination of…
On 19th November 2021, Uganda youth and adolescents’ health forum (UYAHF) joined other partners at Uganda National campsite Kaazi to commemorate the International Men’s Day under the global theme; “Better relationship between men and women” International Men’s Day is observed annually and was launched in 1999. One of the six pillars of International Men’s Day…
Young people in Mbale district have said that the persistence of gender-based violence is due to the cultural norms and stigma still existent in the community. They said that girls and women continue to believe that a man has the right to beat a woman, which leads society to regard a woman who reports a…
