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Do you know where your birth control is? Tracking contraceptives improves health services – and choice in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda – When Isirimu Margret got pregnant at 16, her hope to continue her studies…
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Ride-hailing app delivers contraceptives to users’ doorsteps
KAMPALA, Uganda – When Betty Nagadya walks through the trading centre on her way home, she sings a…
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In Uganda, surviving rape and child marriage one plait at a time
ODRAMACAKU, Uganda – Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for beauty salons in this…
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Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now
MUBENDE, Uganda/UNITED NATIONS, New York – Today, the world faces daunting challenges, from…
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Leaders around the world commit support for voluntary family planning
APAC, Uganda/LONDON, United Kingdom – Kate Opio, 33, was buoyant, cuddling one of her newborn twins…
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South Sudan clashes force pregnant women into the bush, over the border
LAMWO, Uganda – Nine mothers stood in a single-file line, cuddling their newborn babies, in a…
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Former Ugandan circumciser says she will never go back to performing FGM
KAWORYO, Uganda – For decades, Turutea Chelangat was one of the most famous circumcisers in the…
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Refugees spread the word about safe birth services in Uganda
ADJUMANI DISTRICT, Uganda – Things looked bad for the family of Flora and Patrick Anduga in war-…
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Midwives deployed in Uganda to prevent ‘social calamity’
KARAMOJA, Uganda – A funeral changed Carolyn Akello’s life forever. “A young woman had died while…
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A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda – For four months, Team GetIN worked late into the night, feverishly coding and…
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