Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum

Power To Youth Gender Stereo Bursting Sports Gala
2024-11-21 - 2024-11-30 | Bukwo District, Bukwo, Bukwo
#PtySportsGala24📢
Something Big is happening this November! Under our @powertoyouthug program, we’re set to hold a Flamboyant Sports Gala dubbed ‘Power To Youth Gender Stereo Bursting Sports Gala’ as an awareness drive against SGBV and other harmful practices. We are joining the world to commemorate #16DaysOfActivism with sports, unity, and a strong stand against SGBV.
Join the drive, and be part of the Gala online. Share a post NOW challenging #SGBV and include the hashtag: #PtySportsGala24. Let’s unite to end violence against women and girls through sports this November.

Power To Youth Gender Stereo Bursting Sports Gala
2024-11-21 - 2024-11-30 | Bukwo, Uganda
Something Big is happening this November! Under our @powertoyouthug program, we’re set to hold a Flamboyant Sports Gala dubbed ‘Power To Youth Gender Stereo Bursting Sports Gala’ as an awareness drive against SGBV and other harmful practices. We are joining the world to commemorate #16DaysOfActivism with sports, unity, and a strong stand against SGBV.
Join the drive, and be part of the Gala online. Share a post NOW challenging #SGBV and include the hashtag: #PtySportsGala24. Let’s unite to end violence against women and girls through sports this November.

Annual Civil Society Organisations Knowledge Sharing Conference on SRHR, Gender, and Youth Programming
2024-07-08 | Reproductive Health Uganda, Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
Call for Abstracts! 📢
We are excited to announce the upcoming Annual Civil Society Organisations Knowledge Sharing Conference on SRHR, Gender, and Youth Programming happening on 8th August 2024.
We invite all passionate advocates, researchers, and practitioners to submit your abstracts and share your innovative insights, best practices, and impactful stories. This is your opportunity to contribute to meaningful discussions and drive change in our communities.
🔗 Submit your abstract by 5th July 2024. Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this transformative event and connect with like-minded professionals dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, promoting gender equality, and empowering youth.

Power To Youth Festival
2023-12-02 - 2024-01-10 | Isingiro District, Isingiro District Head Quarters, Uganda
In commemoration of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence that happens every year from November 25 to December 10, Power To You 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, Western Uganda. The festival has been organized by one of our consortium partners, the Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF), under the theme: 16 Days of Activism: Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls.
Our overarching goal for this festival is to raise awareness among adolescent girls and young people about the socioeconomic effects of the magnitude of teenage pregnancy, child marriages, and sexual violence problems, including how to prevent and manage these challenges.

Establish a secure learning platform for learning among adolescents and young people, key stakeholders, and like-minded organizations.
Foster awareness and agency on violence against the girl child among families, communities, and law enforcement agencies to catalyze positive attitudes and behaviors that foster peace and positive relationships.

Karamoja Youth Camp 2022 - Moroto
2022-12-04 - 2022-12-07 | Moroto High School

Live Your Dream Youth Camp 2022
2022-12-04 - 2022-12-07 | Moroto High School

International Youth Day
2022-08-12 | UYAHF youth hub, Uganda

School Outreach at Demiro Primary School in commemoration of the worlds menstrual hygiene day
2022-05-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Demiro Primary School, Mbale, Uganda
In commemoration of the world menstrual hygiene day, Uganda Youth and Adolescent Health Forum (UYAHF) on 28th May 2022 held a school outreach at Demiro primary school in Mbale to create awareness on Menstrual hygiene management among the pupils.
Menstrual Hygiene Day (MH Day) is commemorated annually on the 28th of May and is a global platform that brings together non-profit organizations, government agencies, individuals, the private sector, and the media to catalyze advocacy and action toward a world where women and girls are no longer limited because of their monthly periods.
This year the day was commemorated under the theme; ‘Making mensuration a normal fact of life by 2030!
The outreach was organized with the objectives; to raise awareness and break the stigma, taboos, and myths surrounding menstrual hygiene management among the public including in schools and communities, to raise awareness around the MHM challenges that women and girls face, to Train and equip teachers and people in the community with information about the fundamental role of good menstrual hygiene management in enabling women and girls to reach their full potential and To advocate for the integration of menstrual health in all programs targeting adolescent girls and young women.
It brought together 70 primary school pupils including 36 boys and 34 girls from p.4 to P.7 who were taught what menstruation is, good h practices during menstruation, dispelling menstrual stigma, and how boys can support girls during menstruation.

The outreach kicked off in the afternoon with an opening remark from the headmistress of Demiro primary Mrs. Masibo Sarah who urged the pupils to be attentive and participate in all the sessions during the outreach.
“You are blessed to have a team from UYAHF to teach you about this important topic that you may not learn from anyone. So, I want you to pay attention so that you can gain the knowledge that you can also pass on to your friends not only at school here but also in the community” she added.
This was followed by a quiz session, facilitated by Kairanya Edith, a UYAHF change champion. During the session, Edith posed random questions about menstruation to the pupils to measure their knowledge about MHM.
This was followed by a session on what menstruation and menstrual hygiene are and was facilitated by Dr. Namonyo Franco, the in-charge UYAHF ADH clinic.
Dr. Franco told the pupils that menstruation is normal and every girl will have to experience it and urged the girls to always learn more about it so that it doesn’t happen as a shock to them.
“At least when you reach puberty, one of the natural and must experiences you will go through is menstruation as a girl. And when it happens, don’t shy away, feel free to share with the senior women teacher or your mother so that they can help you out” added Franco
Amidst his presentation, Nabukwasi Esther, a primary six pupil asked whether one is able to get pregnant during menstruation.
Responding to the question, Dr. Franco told the pupils that it is possible for a girl to get pregnant during her period. This might happen when: A girl has bleeding that she thinks is a period, but it’s bleeding from ovulation.
“Another consideration is that a man’s sperm can live inside a woman for up to 72 hours after ejaculation. Toward the end of your period, your chances of becoming pregnant will increase if you have sex”
He however encouraged the pupils to abstain from sex and concentrate on their books until they are mature enough to hold the pregnancy.
Among the key challenges, the girls pointed out as challenges they face during their menstrual periods include stigma from friends especially boys, unaffordable sanitary pads, menstrual pain, and lack of water to clean themselves while at school.
“It is hard to change a pad at school because sometimes you need water to wash yourself before changing but sometimes water is not there so you end up staying with the same pad for the whole day and you end up smelling bad” Nelima rose. Primary six
“Some of our parents are not willing to buy our pads, they say they are expensive so we end up borrowing from friends who come from good families and when they give you one or two, you stay with it for a long time because you don’t have others to change” Akello Juliet, primary seven.
“You see these boys when they know that you are menstruating, they spread the news to the whole class and whenever you pass, they laugh at you and call you dirty” Namome Susan
The outreach was concluded by an interesting session led by Mr. Daniel, a health worker at the Adolescent health clinic where he practically taught them how to correctly attach a sanitary pad on a Nikas and how to put it on. In return, the boys willingly came forward and demonstrated the same and they vowed to be supportive to the girls during their menstruation.
The school headmistress thanked UYAHF for considering carrying out an outreach at the school and committed to addressing the issue of inadequate washing facilities and ensuring that girls menstruate with dignity without any stigma.

THE 2019 SHE DECIDES FESTIVAL!
2019-03-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Kira road police playground, Kampala, Kampala
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. It will be organized under the theme; Stand up, Speak out, and Take action!
A group of she decides friends and champion marching on the International day of girl child at Kiswa Health Center IV in Kampala.
We shall create a convergence point for She Decides friends and champions, partners and well-wishers to engage and amplify the voices of young women and girls so that they can freely decide on issues that affect them. The event is slated for Saturday, 2nd, March 2019 at Kira road police playground, under the hashtag #SheDecidesUg19.
She Decides is a Global Movement that foresees a world where every girl and woman can decide what to do with her body, with her life and with her future. Without question!
The festival is unified in the conviction that it is a fundamental right of every girl and every woman to make the choices only she, or they should make. Together with other partners, we hope to remind and empower young stars about their rights and responsibilities.
Part of the team behind the preparation and planning of the she decides festival 2019
On the day of the festival, we shall enrich the confidence of Champions so that they don’t shy away from comprehensive sexuality education, contraception for adolescents and young people, body autonomy and body integrity or other issues that are often avoided or neglected.
She Decides movement was officially launched in June 2018 by Hon. Minister Jane Ruth Acheng the Minister for Health at the She Decides Uganda Open House, who emphasized the need for partners to work together to deliver a supportive Uganda that is better, stronger and safer for girls.
Group photo: The Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng with she decides champions on the launch of the campaign, mid last year.
We have also put together a package of engaging and educative information sharing tool kits about sexual reproductive health rights, adolescent health information desks and services which will be freely accessed.
We hope to attract over 3000 friends, champions and she decides ambassadors.

The 2019 UYAHF Retreat
2019-01-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Hibis hotel in Entebbe, Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
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 the entire Uganda Youth and Adolescent Forum (UYAHF) into the New Year, We also reflected on our previous year’s performance, and develop a work plan for the New Year.
Several narratives including UYAHF’s historical journey, and the million lives it has impacted, locally and internationally in such a short time characterised the event.
“Seeing vulnerable young girls who get pregnant before age, and eventually dropout out of school, as others struggle with menstrual challenges, reproductive health concerns was pathetically challenging, it is this gap that drives UYAHF’S commitment. For us, it’s a brawl we are determined to win”. Patrick Mwesigye, the founder and C.E.O shared with the staff before he proceeded to share the Vision, Mission, Values and goals of this vibrant organisation.
Mr. Patrick Mwesigye, the team leader talking to the staff during the retreat.
Seeing the progress of the SRH policy is one of his major recounts of 2018.
“We managed to successfully push the Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy, which is now pending presentation to Cabinet. All this is thanks to the small but vibrant team we are!” Patrick added.
Mr. Sam Ssenfuka taking lead in UYAHF’s work plan process at Hibis Hotel -Entebbe
Throughout the Retreat, the participants were engaged in pensive formulation of an annual work plan. This is an elaborate and systematic plan of actions, we must collectively take to achieve our vision, mission and mandate.
Sam Ssenfuka, UYAHF’s project senior consultant effectively equipped the staff with a broader approach to achieving our goals. He also led the team in elaborate and systematic planning that must be followed in order for us to achieve our vision, mission and mandate. This year, we have four main program areas that we are mandated to manage. Mr Ssenfuka urged every participant to gracefully follow this road map.
“It is useless to develop a work plan, and shelve it. The work plan acts like a guiding tool, which helps implementers assess project progress against set targets” says Mr. Ssenfuka.
