❝We train the young generation because we believe institutions are not inherently corrupt, rather, they are corrupted by the people who serve in them. We want to nurture and instill a strong spirit of respect for human rights among students before they enter the working environment, starting right from their time at university. This way, when they take up key positions of responsibility, they will uphold human rights, act with integrity, respect the dignity of others, and be accountable for their actions.❞
~ Mr Elly Kasirye | Chairperson - @WakisoHuman during a training for interns at the @WakisoDLG Head Quarters on human rights principles and access to justice.
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The newly elected Mayor of Arua City Honorable Alionzi Lawrence Dangote committed to supporting the advancement of #SRHR among young people in Arua City.
This was during an advocacy engagement organized by CEHURD and Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) under the Stand Up for SRHR Project implemented in West Nile Region with support from @OxfaminUganda. He noted that the rate of early pregnancies in the city can only be mitigated through a multi-sectoral approach as different partners come together to have effective solutions to the problem at hand.
“As soon as I am sworn into office, my office will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with #StandUp Project implementing partners, thereby devising means of working together to address the advancement of SRHR among young people in Arua City,” he stressed.
CEHURD and @RHUganda engage community leaders in advancing access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) because these leaders play a central role in planning, budgeting, coordination, and oversight of health services at the local level. Their involvement strengthens the implementation of policies and ensures that SRHR services reach communities effectively and equitably.
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CEHURD and @RHUganda with support from @OxfaminUganda are conducting meetings with Education Officials on effective mechanisms to providing comprehensive #SRHR in West Nile Region.
At CEHURD we believe that engaging different district stakeholders in advancing access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) among young people in schools is highly important because it promotes a coordinated, supportive, and sustainable approach to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of adolescents and young people.
Schools are key environments for shaping knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among young people thus the involvement of district stakeholders strengthens the effectiveness and reach of SRHR interventions. This multi-stakeholder approach ensures that SRHR interventions are effective, inclusive, culturally sensitive, and sustainable.
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@mildredtuhaise I liked all the discussions from the participants. That is the spirit we ought to keep. Together we can reach somewhere to reduce on the occurrence of GBV right from our communities to the global level
Women have faced many challenges, particularly in relation to gender-based violence, which remains a significant issue in our society. Meet some of the panel speakers on today’s space that will run from 5pm to 7pm organized by @cehurduganda#16DaysOfActivismUg
''Cultural norms like fundraising for burials affect efforts to reduce unwanted pregnancies in communities. In such events, people move at night, house to house dancing, some engage in sexual activities to produce to replace the dead,'' Wilson Senyonyi
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The #peereducators are based in the schools & communities. We have trained them to make sure that by the end of the STAND-UP project, they will have the capacity to offer quality services to their peers,'' Wilson Senyonyi
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Christopher Ogwang from @cehurduganda sharing some of the key learnings from the implementation of Stand-Up project at #CSW68 Side Event on #SHRH in Uganda.
More about Stand-Up Project - https://t.co/VlBlImtWyx
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These social norms also define a timeline within which one should complete given obligations such as procreating. They also define bride-price as a gift that has to be reciprocated through manual labor. @uwonet#FlipTheScriptUG#LockdownPatriarchy