Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum (UYAHF) in partnership with the She Decides Uganda Movement Partners will on the 2nd March 2019 recognize and present awards and certificates of appreciation to outstanding gender equality stars in Uganda. Do you know of any person who has demonstrated passion, energy and formidable experience in any of the…
Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum -UYAHF, with funding from Universitair Centrum Voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking -UCOS, held strategic buy-in and inception meetings in Kyegegwa district with intention to orient the different stakeholders on the three-year pilot project to draft a district action plan on ending teenage pregnancies and child marriages. The meeting was majorly focused on…
Uganda Youth and adolsents Health Forum -UYAHF was honored to hold the very first of its kind; youth orientation and dialogue meeting on Global Financing Facilities –(GFF) processes in Uganda and Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Sharpened Plan, which was convened at the UYAHF youth hub. The purpose of this meeting was…
By: Nelson Kukundakwe, Advocacy, Communication, Innovation and Documentation Officer. As a means to curb adolescent health issues like teenage pregnancy, poor access to contraceptives, early marriage and other related vices, the office of the District Health Officer, Kyegegwa with support from Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum held a one day stakeholders’ dialogue on family…
By: Nelson Kukundakwe, Advocacy, Communication, Innovation and Documentation Officer. We have started the year on a good note as it’s always our pleasure to support our partners; the Ministry of Health on the review and progress for the National Health Policy for Adolescents with the Technical team from Ministry of Health and other key implementing…
By: Nelson Kukundakwe, Advocacy, Communication, Innovation and Documentation Officer. The retreat officially ended with closing remarks from our board chair; Mr Rolland Karumana who preached a message of team work, code-named; “the UYAHFISM” spirit. He re-echoed the need to break the spirit of individualism and self-seeking. “While working at UYAHF, you must bear in mind…
By: Nelson Kukundakwe, Advocacy, Communication, Innovation and Documentation Officer. We were unified under the belief that; “COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING, KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS AND WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS”. The entire team participated in various team building activities whose intention was to foster cohesion and break the spirit of individualism. This activity was majorly…
By: Nelson Kukundakwe, Advocacy, Communication, Innovation and Documentation Officer. On 13th Jan 2019, the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Forum (UYAHF) staff had a four-day retreat at Hibis hotel in Entebbe; a Kampala suburb. The retreat was a fun-filled event intended, among other things; to enhance and build the team’s capacity, welcoming of new staff and…
Written by: Nelson Kukundakwe, Advocacy, Communication, Innovation and Documentation officer. We are excited to yet again host the she decides international day in Uganda. Unlike last year, this year’s day will be commemorated it with a rock-bursting festival, which will feature various youth-led activities such as musical and dramatic performances, fine art displays, exhibition among others.…