RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda

We work to support the marginalized persons to regain self-confidence, build resilience and reclaim the lost self-sufficiency and discreetly move people out.

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Being sick doesn't mean it’s over for me."
In Episode 2 of Singa Gwe, SP shares her powerful journey as a trans woman living with HIV in Uganda—overcoming trauma, stigma, and finding the courage to advocate for community mental health.
Watch her story: https://t.co/YjSmE9F5Sl

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

This week we held an open dialogue with health workers from Kira Health Centre on improving access to services for queer clients. We focused on practical ways to reduce stigma and discrimination so everyone can receive care with dignity and respect.

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In partnership with Kira Health Centre, we held a community outreach providing HIV testing, STI services, health information and blood donation, not only for KPs, but the wider community. Together, we promote inclusive, joint service delivery for all.

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

We held a successful sharing session with @HFY_UL11o7 . During the session, we discussed the decline in uptake of HIV services by members, examined how this decline is contributing to the spread of HIV, and explored ways we can support members to continue taking up HIV services.

[Andrea Houston @dreahouston]

From Uganda, a new podcast shining a light on queer and trans people living with HIV, at a time when global aid is being slashed and criminalization is on the rise.
Follow @royalraysug and don't miss an episode ⬇️

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

I used to hide my drugs under the bed ,even take them from the toilet because I didn’t want anyone to know I was HIV positive.”That’s Gerald Muwonge’s story.Stigma still forces people into silence. We cannot let that continue. In the first episode of Singa Gwe (What If It Was You), the Executive Director of Foaster Foundation shares how he faced HIV stigma, came out stronger, and now stands with other HIV-positive queer people.This is a call to all of us: come together, speak up, and end HIV stigma. Watch Episode 1. Subscribe. Share. Let’s end this together.

Understand stigma's social roots
https://t.co/GSR3XnTYV4
#singagwe
#whatifitwasyou
#EndHIVstigma

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Coming Soon in our first episode of Singa Gwe (What If It Was You), meet Muwonge Gerald a positive queer person whose story is pure strength .Watch him turn resilience into power, survival into impact, and his truth into a force that changes lives and living boldly.
#singagwe

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

It's not the HIV that's killing me, it's the stigma.People survive the virus but battle rejection, silence, and discrimination. Singa Gwe shares powerful stories of survival, resistance, and hope. Subscribe to https://t.co/Za7AcgFvla and listen One story could change everything

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

COMING SOON
#SingaGwe(What If It Was You) is a powerful podcast that shares the lived experiences of queer people living with HIV in Uganda. Through real stories of resilience, courage, and hope, the series challenges stigma and calls for inclusive healthcare for all

[Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG @KuchuTimes]

"I stopped breathing. A book like that, on a Kenyan shelf? Written by one of us?"

Dive into Ishmael Sbulele Bahati's captivating essay, "Nairobi The Breath Taker," on discovering queer history, community, and oneself in Kenya. 🇰🇪✨ Read it here: https://t.co/CJgRsbxuYl

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Over the weekend, we hosted a wonderful health camp in partnership with Kira Health Centre, empowering our members with knowledge on the new injectable PrEP and supporting eligible ones with enrollment. Together, we're making protection simple, accessible & stigma-free.

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Access to health has been at the core of our work and our health camps have helped us to continue extending HIV and STI health services to communities bridging the gap to health access.
#healthcamps #HIVaccess #prepawareness

[Richard Lusimbo @richardlusimbo]

Urgent! 🚨

Following the Ebola outbreak in neighbouring eastern DRC and the confirmed imported Ebola cases reported in Uganda, the @UKPC_UG is urging key populations, community structures, service providers, peer educators, DICs, shelters, CSOs, and partners to remain calm, vigilant, and informed.

We also commend the Ministry of Health and frontline health workers for their continued vigilance, rapid response efforts, and public health coordination during this period.

Early reporting, community cooperation, and access to verified information are critical in protecting communities and preventing further spread. Fear, stigma, rumours, and misinformation only make public health responses more difficult.

Please read and widely share the UKPC Community Health Advisory with your networks and communities:

https://t.co/AmkO0JukYi

Stay calm. Stay vigilant. Report early. Protect the community.

For suspected cases:
Toll-Free: 0800-100-066
Free SMS: 6767

[Richard Lusimbo @richardlusimbo]

Today, I joined @Winnie_Byanyima, ED of @UNAIDS Member States, and civil society leaders at the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing ahead of the 2026 High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS.

My message: the HIV response cannot succeed while the most affected communities are pushed furthest from protection, services, resources, and power. /1

#HLM2026 #EndAIDS

[Andrea Houston @dreahouston]

Botswana continues to lead on human rights. Hopefully other African countries follow.

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Service has been at the core of our work, and we are deeply grateful for these health camps. They have ensured continuous access to essential services, including HIV testing and counseling, provision of necessary commodities, and STI treatment."

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Building on our commitment to HIV services, we successfully organized a Health Camp in the Kira hotspot, offering PrEP, HIV testing, and STI treatment. In continued partnership with Kira Health Centre, we are strengthening access to essential prevention and treatment services.

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

We held a successful Health Camp in a Kira HIV hotspot to ensure PrEP provision,HIV Testing and STI Treatment Partnered with Kira Health Centre to improve access to quality services. Bridging the gap, saving lives!  #HIVPrevention #Kira #PrEP

[Richard Lusimbo @richardlusimbo]

Last week, Uganda officially began rolling out Lenacapavir countrywide.

As someone who has spent years advocating for equitable HIV prevention for key populations, I want to be honest about why this moment matters, and why we cannot afford to get the rollout wrong.

This drug is remarkable. Two injections a year. No daily pill. No hiding medication. And the clinical trial that proved it works was conducted right here in Uganda, with Ugandan communities at the centre of that science.

But 19,200 doses cover fewer than 10,000 people. Uganda records 1,000 new HIV infections every week. The drug has arrived. The equity question has not been answered yet.

Key populations, including sex workers, MSM, transgender persons, and people who use drugs, bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV infections in this country. They must be explicitly included in distribution planning. Not as an afterthought. As a priority.

If you are HIV-negative and at risk, go to your nearest health facility and ask for Lenacapavir. You have the right to ask. You have the right to be protected.

This is our science. This is #OurShot.

[RoyalRaysInitiativeUganda @royalraysug]

Thrilled to continue our partnership with Kira Health Centre.Together, we're expanding access to vital health services including PrEP, condom distribution, and HIV testing not just for the queer communitybut for the entire general population. Easy access to healthcare for all