Hellen Tecy

Solutions Journalist @SolutionsNowAFR | contributor @ClimateOne | Fellow @IMChallengeug 2021 | @carterfellows 2024 | Poet | daughter of God

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

Tomorrow we premier at story close to my heart. A story that shows how much we can do as individuals in our communities to change the status quo. #Depressionistreatable #Talktherapy #GroupTherapy.

[Solutions Now Africa @SolutionsNowAFR]

TALKING, HEALING, AND COMMUNITY: This Tuesday, we premiere a documentary that delves into a community's fight against depression.

@MakeStrongMinds

#AfricaFirst #SolutionsNowAFR #TalkTherapy #GroupTherapy

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@UEDCLTD was there a planned shit down for zzana…. We have been off since 8am hoir WhatsApp agents are no where in the dm. Please our businesses are dying Ac number: 04250677400

[Shima @dan_saga]

@notrthur “How the f…You just don’t quit, do you?”

[Marsella Ariso👑 @MarsellaAriso2]

What a beautiful way to begin the week🥰

[Omupakasi @kutegyekaivan1]

ANY WOMAN WHO GETS STAINED ON HER PERIOD IS STUPID, ARE YOU A BABY?

The other day, i shared a boda with a lady going to town, i didn’t know her coz I boarded from the Bank of Uganda stage heading to Kireka

when we reached Banda, she was getting off, the boda guy parked well to the side, i got off first, but I noticed my trousers were slightly wet when the lady stepped down, she had badly stained herself

u could see the panic on her face, i quickly removed my sweater & gave it to her so she could wrap it around her waist, i took out my handkerchief & wiped the boda seat

before anyone could notice much, the lady quickly disappeared, i never saw which side she took, after she left, the boda rider said a statement I will never forget

“Any woman who gets stained on her period is stupid, Are you a baby?

meanwhile the other boda riders nearby were nodding their heads like professors in a subject they have never studied

the rider even went ahead & said the lady had cursed his day coz such a thing had never happened on his boda

i told him something he probably had never heard before, women’s bodies are different, hormones are different, some women bleed heavily & have to change pads many times a day, others may not bleed as much, some women faint during their periods, some get severe cramps & even get admitted to hospital, others manage to go through the day like everything is normal, periods are not something a woman can switch on & off like the new Umeme, it is a moment when women actually need more support, not insults

i have also even seen men host ladies in their homes & when the lady starts her period, the man begins complaining

“why did she come when she knew she was almost in her days?” I feel disgusted

but wat many men don’t understand is that the menstrual cycle can change suddenly, it’s not something women fully control, just like our ceremonial government ministers

so instead of shaming women, we should understand them, i felt I should use this Women’s Day to create a little awareness among men about the menstrual cycle

Sometimes wat a woman needs in that moment is not judgment, It is simply understanding

Happy Women’s Day ❤️❤️🫶🏿

[InfoNile @infoNILE]

In regions like Karamoja & Kotido 🇺🇬 extreme weather and repeated crop losses are pushing farming families into debt, hunger and deep despair.

@tecyhellen examines how climate shocks are eroding mental health & livelihoods.

Here's how 👉https://t.co/0we8nfGuHD

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

Worth your read. As the seasons begin, 1000s of women, children and men are going to be affected. Even you that buys from the stall. It’s time we had the conversation of climate change and mental health.

[InfoNile @infoNILE]

In Kotido, northern Uganda🇺🇬, the climate crisis has done more than dry up rivers - it has broken lives & drained hope.

But under a shade tree, a circle of women is finding strength, solace, and community through shared healing.

Find out how👉https://t.co/XEm6wrvEDj

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@UEDCLTD how far…. It’s been half a day already….. have atleast consideration for our businesses if not for us as a people.

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@BadruSavanah please consider power banks for your internet given that @UEDCLTD has chosen to destroy all our appliances by its on n off electricity. I hate to say this, I miss UMEME. Who has electricity off on a work day 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

Guys it’s the whole of Ndejje Kanyanya/Konoweka since yesterday and when it returned in the evening it started it’s on and off till now. 37288747225. This kind of load shedding is so early 2000s… pity the people that sell products that spoil over night if not preserved 😮‍💨

[Shima @dan_saga]

@mtnug we don’t give you enough credit. 👏🏾 well done.

@MTNNG is pure trash. You need to do better.

[Feeyi @ImaniMulungi]

Believe victims!
Believe victims!
Believe victims!

Stop using "have you reported to police?"
When you could never trust the same to recover an item you've lost to thieves.

Let's not wait til for abuse happen to those we know before we create safety for victims.
#Bikukwatako

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

We can’t stand and say we promote reproductive health if we criminalize choice. It doesn’t matter the reason, I reserve the right to decide. Moral compass isnt law. If u think it’s wrong take it up with God, but don’t use it as an excuse to cage 💁‍♀️. Abortion is health care.

[Feeyi @ImaniMulungi]

Criminalizing abortions doesn't stop them from happening.

It jeopardizes access to safe abortions & causes unnecessary loss of lives when women are left with no choice but to seek remedy from quacks.

Legal and safe abortion are healthcare!
#Bikukwatako
#16daysofactivism

[NaLaw Foundation Limited @Nalaw256]

SGBV is rooted in power and harmful gender norms. Laws alone can’t change behavior, especially when culture keeps silencing survivors.
Join our X Space tomorrow as we discuss: "How Cultural Mediation Undermines Justice for SGBV Survivors"

https://t.co/V2VDauoYQf

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@PearlElisabeth I call them ebinyasi🤭

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@UEDCLTD Just generate me a new one, I can’t even find where I wrote it. That’s how long.

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@UEDCLTD first you give reference number that you don’t follow up on. I am here stuck with a number for 2 weeks now like as if it’s a rape case at Police that will never be solved, now even the damn token cannot be bought. Sort out your ish ba guy.

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

Sources🤗🤗

[Lynda Ddane @lynda_ddane]

☺️ What does your profession call us ?

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

@SheilaLMaina After years of being wrong, “entitled”, not their sperm, shamed for opening up, invalidated feelings, I choose 🤐and do what is expected of me, say thank you bse afterall they are right about one thing, I am not their child. I am right too but who cares, I should be grateful

[Hellen Tecy @tecyhellen]

Martha raised a very important point here, but give it up to men to gaslight and make it about the woman. Man claimed she cheated, no evidence, but he admitted of taking away her freedom for a “revenge” baby. Like what happened to breaking up and moving on. 🙄

[Martha Kay Official @MarthaKayug]

I’ve just seen a video of a guy admit he got his baby mama pregnant out of revenge because she was ‘misbehaving.’ 😭

It’s crazy how men know that a baby can strip a woman of her freedom, her body, and her options… while some women still believe a child will make him love them more. Sad, sad 😔

Ladies, if there’s no love, a baby won’t fix it. What it will do is change your life as you know it.

[Feeyi @ImaniMulungi]

While you'll often hear Endometriosis being talked about, Adenomyosis is a silent scourge that's also often misdiagnosed.

Diffuse Adeno spreads across the uterine muscle, focal where the tissue & lesions are situated in one spot and adenomyomas.

#ForEveryStageOfWoman