Last Saturday 15th/May/2021, was indeed a Big day our medical team led by Doctor Fred successfully organizing the Adolescent/Youth Project on sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness (SRH) in the slum areas of Kajjansi line, 287 adolescents and youths received a number of services at a free cost, we had HIV counseling and testing, Family Planning services, Health Education, we had …
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Program (SRH)
Happening Saturdays 15th/May/2021 in Kajjansi slum area Targeting ages 10-25years Theme: “A Healthy Adolescent………….. A Healthy Nation” Teenage Pregnancies: Let’s deal with root causes, not outcomes! Uganda has a predominantly young population, with 53 per cent projected to be under the age of 18 years in 2020, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics’ 2020 Statistical Abstract. A young population …
Annual adolescent conference
At WESHARE-Uganda we are always passionate about reaching out to young people throughout various avenues. The Annual adolescent conference is our annual gathering that takes usually takes place in the month of August, and it is a lot more to do with reaching out to the young people and involving them in various sessions (involving Health, social life, Spiritual life, …
Why Invest in Adolescents Health and Development
Globally adolescents constitute approximately 20 % of the population with 196.5 million adolescents in Africa. Uganda has a predominantly young population with adolescents (10-19 Years) constituting 25 % (8.48 million). A young population is highly dependent and vulnerable and also presents serious challenges of addressing their sexual and reproductive health and rights and other conditions. If the needs of the …
Children cell
Every Saturday is an amazing Saturday, during the children cell at Disney Junior school and the slums area (Kajjansi line), where we gather a couple of children in our community, children have fun, and children are engaged in Bible telling stories they memorize with lots of role plays and fun. It’s interesting how we see them growing and always shaping …