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Budaka Girl’s Unbroken Spirit: Community Rallies for Disability-Friendly Home Support for Nankoma Jackie (not real name), paralysed after assault by uncle.

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Budaka, Eastern Uganda – In a heart-wrenching case that has shaken the community of Namengo village in Budaka Town Council, a 14-year-old girl is battling for a dignified life after being brutally assaulted by her paternal uncle using an iron rod, leaving her permanently paralyzed from the waist down. The incident, which occurred on December […]

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Bugiri Enacts Tougher Measures To Safeguard Children

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In a bid to curb rising cases of child exploitation, early pregnancies, and defilement; Mifumi with authorities in Bugiri District, are set to pass an ordinance aimed at restricting nighttime fundraising activities. The new measure is spearheaded under the Heroes program; a consortium involving Amref Health Africa, Mifumi and CORDAID which seeks to enhance the

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Breaking the silence: Confronting Domestic Violence

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In a male chauvinist community where women are made to believe that being beaten is an act of love from their husband, Mary Magomu, a twenty eight year old woman from Bukiende was surprised to learn that such acts amount to domestic violence, an offence punishable by law. “I did not know that I could

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Beaten and left paralysed for attending a night party – the story of Janet from Budaka.

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We received a case referred from our Mbale cluster office of a child of 14 years, Janet, who at the time was living with her grandmother when she was tortured by the Uncle. He waited for her by the roadside and hit her on the back with an iron bar for attending a night party.

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NEWS REPORT: Monday 6 December 2010

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NEWS REPORT: Monday 6 December 2010 ‘African Archers’ radio series gives domestic violence victims a voice Victims of domestic violence in a remote part of Uganda will have their voices heard in a 10-part radio drama dubbed the African Archers after a team of British and Ugandan writers collaborated to write, cast and record the

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Community Action against Violence to Women: Best Response to Covid 19

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The good news is that no one has died in Uganda from the virus COVID-19. Community response and donations to aid the needy has been tremendous. However, women have died or are dying from domestic violence exacerbated by the lockdown. There are disturbing clips of domestic violence circulating on social media. The ones I find

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