If we could change the narrative, life for single mothers, teenage mothers and mothers at large would be exceptional and they would see real transformation. Let’s get off proposal writing ✍️ and do something; #TengeFoundation#Tenge#Tengegroup#Teenagemothers#Teenage#Mums
Climate change has led to a shrinking window of opportunity to close gender gaps in agriculture.
When we support #ruralwomen, we can achieve #ZeroHunger.
On #WorldFoodDay, see how: https://t.co/7bSnsGBf8i
The Government of Uganda needs to Invest more and invest smarter in adolescents, empower and engage adolescents at all levels. We need new commitments from the @MinofHealthUG ~ Ms Olivia #PassThePolicy#MatureBefore18
Invest more and invest smarter in adolescent, Deliver what works and strengthen Data on adolescent and Empower and Engage adolescent in all the aspects of life. These are what has to be done for the adolescent. #NSHPNowNow#PassThePolicy#MatureBefore18#AsYouSilentlyLookOn
Birth injuries eg obstetric fistula are a result of teenage pregnancy complications such as obstructed labour, Many girls are suffering social exclusion and infections in rural areas with no health assistance. -Dr Olive Ssentumbwe
#NSHPNowNow#MatureBefore18#PassThePolicy
Dr. Olive sentumbwe says most young people especially young women perference to acquring HIV is very high because they can't ask their sexual partners to use condoms.
#PassThePolicy#MatureBefore18
Issues relating to the health adolescent Girls!
• High proportion of unintended pregnancy
• less than 20% have access to services
• High Secondary school drop out
• High STIs/HIV infection rate
#MatureBefore18#PassThePolicy
To prevent violence against young children and intimate partners, male involvement should focused on and thus parenting of real fathers should be practiced by parents in order to produce a united generation that are all after one goal.
#PassThePolicy#MatureBefore18
Components of Sexual Reproductive health include:
-menstrual hygiene
-Safe motherhood
-Family planning
-Unsafe abortion
-STIs & HIV
-Adolescent Health
-Infertility
-menopause and andropose
-Cancers of RH systems.
-Gender issues
#MatureBefore18#PassThePolicy#NSHPNowNow
Ms Olivia Sentumbwe from @WHOUganda taking through participants on understanding the current state of overall SRHR environment in Uganda and beyond; why teenage pregnancies should still be a major health concern among young people. #MatureBefore18#PassThePolicy
“As a woman you are better off in life earning your own money. You couldn't prevent your husband from leaving you or taking another wife, but you could have some of your dignity if you didn't have to beg him for financial support.”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel
“...One of the reasons so many women say "I'm not a feminist but..." (and then put forward a feminist position), is that in addition to being stereotyped as man-hating Amazons, feminists have also been cast as antifamily and antimotherhood.”
― Susan J. Douglas
I choose to sit back, and say wait a minute I set out to create a life of significance & legacy by creating meaningful change in the lives of people. My heart rests with the teenage mothers we are trying to rehabilitate at the @TengeFoundation and through the skills we provide
To @cafejavas_ug I am indebted to you because everytime I dine at any one of your branches the experience is serene. To @MestilHotel the comfort and luxury whoever I walk in has been mind boggling
I would also thank @DailyMonitor and the entire @NationMediaGrp for the flawless communication @infinixuganda for providing a device that has provided me the luxury to talk to multiple business owners