Screenshot from the Survey on Violence Against Children in Uganda 2018 I run a poll on Twitter, my question was, “were you beaten at school?” Only 92% of the 73 people that responded had been beaten at school for all sorts of reason, they shared their experiences; Evelyn tweeted; In my school, kids were beaten…
When she heard that I was profiling stories of elite women that have overcome abusive relationships on my blog, she had already written her story and was waiting for a platform to share it. for the past four weeks, I have had the privilege of hosting elite women on my blog to tell their stories…
Girls in Uganda continue to bear the brunt of injustices; from statutory rape, child marriages, early pregnancies among others. Some of these injustices are embedded in a culture that feeds the patriarchal society. Girls’ voices are trained to be silent from childhood. There is a certain way that girls ought to speak, sit and even…
I paid the price recently when I complained about the potholed, rugged road that leads to my home. As a tax paying citizen, I was convinced that I have the responsibility to demand for better services. This road has been rugged for a year now and gets worse by the day. Some drivers that use this road…
Rose Byogero is 30 years old; she has 8 children – 4 boys and 5 girls. Her first-born is 17 while her last-born is one-week-old. The only thing on this mother’s mind is to have a permanent family planning solution. She has been hesitant because her peers told her that she is too young to…
Ideally, human beings are supposed to visit a dentist twice a year. For many Ugandans, a visit to the dentist is when the tooth gave you a sleepless night. Whilst we don’t take oral health as a priority, we also think that most dental services are expensive and the word dentist is associated with pain…
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Byamugisha (not real name) is a troubled man. Last year, his 7-year-old daughter was raped on her way to school. The culprit is 16 and by every definition, this is statutory rape. Immediately Byamugisha went…
