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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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Accelerate Actions towards gender equality-MIFUMI joins celebrations to mark the   INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2025 IN MBALE AND KWEEN

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On March 20, 2025, MIFUMI joined the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Mbale together with leaders and community members to celebrate the International Women’s Day at Bumasikye Sub County. In his message, the CAO  a requested the communities, leaders, and organizations like MIFUMI to go beyond rhetoric and put real policies in place to empower

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Deadly Kalangala Cyclone Claims Lives, Survivors Evacuated

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On March 15th, 2025, Kalangala Island experienced one of the most devastating storms in history. The storm came suddenly, a dark, swirling mass on Lake Victoria. By the time it made landfall in Kalangala, four lives had been lost. The cyclone-force winds uprooted trees, flattened buildings, and left the island community in ruins. A Fight

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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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Berna’s case exposes harsh reality for women accused of crimes

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Monday, November 11, 2024 Author: Atuki Turner. PHOTO/COURTESY What you need to know: Domestic violence and abuse cause immense suffering to women, yet women are still treated very harshly when accused of violent crimes whether innocent or guilty. Three months ago, Mr Joseph Olokojo was murdered when unknown assailants poured petrol and set him on

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Cheptegei’s Tragic Death Highlights the Link Between Gender-Based Violence and Property Rights

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The thing that has most shocked the world about Rebecca Cheptegei’s murder is the impunity of the killer. To take a celebrated figure like Cheptegei, just returned from her first Olympics in Paris, still in a celebratory mood, to douse her in petrol and set her alight, feels like a slap in the face. However,

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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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Not recognising cohabitation discriminates against women facing GBV

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By Dr Atuki Turner I refer to the article ‘Cohabiting Partners to Miss Out on Property Sharing’ in the New Vision of February 10. I humbly contend that the issue of cohabitation is not going to go away because it is the living reality for thousands, if not millions of women in Uganda. Many of these women

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