Menstrual health in a refugee setting Uganda
Several girls were interviewed about the challenges of menstruation in a refugee setting. Their families and representatives from WoMena were also interviewed.
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“Despite the dark realities of daily life, displaced women – as they so often do – are rising”
Today, on World Refugee Day, I reflect on this often-repeated phrase since COVID-19 disrupted all our lives: “No one is safe until everyone is safe.” We have seen how interconnected our planet is.
Uganda: "I have the power to change other people"
Like tales of most refugee women, Turpaina Nyoka aged 40, fled the war in South Sudan in May 2018 together with her seven children and was resettled in Village 5 in Omugo Zone of the Rhino Camp Settlement, Terego District.
5 Questions for 5 Young Climate Leaders
CARE stands with women and girls on the frontlines of the climate emergency.
Juliet Grace Luwedde From Uganda: 'Let No One Tell You That You Can't Do It'
This Earth Day, and to coincide with the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, we look to five young female climate leaders who are on the frontlines of climate impacts.
Ensuring rights-based accountability for SRHR in humanitarian settings in Uganda
The rights-based accountability mechanism is a new community-led intervention for ensuring accountability for equal access to comprehensive, quality, and lifesaving health services.
Uganda: GBV Survivor Abandons Cultural Perceptions and Speaks Out Against Domestic Violence
In some parts of Northern Uganda, reporting a case to the police implicating your husband is not socially acceptable thus one of the reasons why many women are undergoing gender-based violence in silence.
Changing marriages and changing lives with the Digital Sub-Wallets project
Women—especially married women—are telling dramatic stories of change after they participated in couple’s discussion sessions and received access to bank accounts.
Production of face Masks, a ray of hope for refugee women
Since the outbreak of coronavirus and consequential lockdown, many businesses came to a standstill with a gross effect on the vulnerable communities. Fortunately, for Golden star women tailoring group located in Bidibidi settlement zone, village 13 in…