Teenage pregnancy and early marriages in Uganda
Rayan Efendi Intern from New Zealand - Gender-based violence advocacy officerPLATFORM for the NEEDY (PLANE) The Ministry of Health in Uganda has stated that 25% of Ugandan teenagers become pregnant…
Increased gender-based and sexual violence, and HIV explore during COVID-19 in Uganda
By Rayan Efendi, Platform for the Needy Intern - Gender-based violence advocacy officer The 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021) has reported that women and girls…
Cultural practices hamper girls’ future, as parents rally men to take virginity for prestige
The bad cultural practices of parents rallying and encouraging men to take the virginity of school girls for prestige are hampering their future development in Ntoroko, district of Western Uganda.…
PARENTS ,PLANE STAFF POSE FOR A PHOTO AFTER MEETING
PLANE introduces peer clubs to keep pregnant girls, teenage mothers in schools
PLATFORM for the NEEDY (PLANE) has introduced peer clubs to keep pregnant girls and teenage mothers in school. The clubs will constitute pregnant girls, teenage mothers and selected learners, and…
PLANE Donates Scholastic Materials To Vulnerable Children
Students are excited to receive materials for school. PLATFORM for the NEEDY (PLANE) has bequeathed scholastic materials to the vulnerable children of Central division, Fort Portal City. The donation comes…
Kabarole RDC: Unvaccinated VHTs not to participate in mass polio vaccination
Kabarole Resident District Commissioner Madam Ayesiga Julian Sarah has ordered the district health office to scrap off unvaccinated Village Health Teams (VHTs) from the list of those to participate in…
HIV/AIDS prevalence among youth
HIV/AIDS prevalence among youth in Kabarole, Western Uganda, is becoming a significant threat to future generations, with many enrolled in medication programs disappearing. Catherine Kemigabo, the Kabarole District Health Educator…
Uganda parliament wants govt to attend to rampant teenage pregnancies, early marriages
Uganda Parliament has approved a motion demanding the government to urgently address the different challenges experienced by the girl child in the country. The Members of Parliament (MPs) cited trafficking,…
Schools in Fort Portal Struggle to Operate over Delayed Release of Capitation Grant
Government-aided schools in Fort Portal Tourism City are struggling to operate due to the delayed release of capitation grant. Capitation grant is computed based on the school’s enrollment. The…
World Bank Says Vaccine Laxity Will Shrink Uganda’s Growth Prospects
Uganda is expected to post 'modest economic growth’ but uncertainties over the direction of the COVID-19 pandemic will limit the country’s progress this and next year, according to the World…
