The trials Of A Ugandan Teenage Mum
Photo: Google Image BY: KOMUSANA FIONAH We sat on the veranda of the place she now calls home. She wore a large black dress with
Category : Gender Based Violence
Teenage Mother Soldiers on Against all Odds
BY JOHN OKOT Aisha (not real name), an 18-year-old was chased away from her home by her relatives for being what they claim is a
Born to a Teenage Mother, These Sisters Struggle to Break Through The Vicious Cycle of Poverty
Madina and Rehema were born in 2000 and 2002 respectively, to a teenage mother. Eighteen years later, they work alongside their mother selling foodstuffs and
Love, Loss, Sacrifice and Pain
BY KIZITO ANGELLA NANSUBUGA For many of us, a child is a blessing. When you have two, three, four and more, those are multiple blessings.
Living in the Age of Absent Husbands: Real Life Counts of Family Neglect in Luweero District.
On the surface, Matuusa village is not any different from any other impoverished community in rural Uganda. Several kilometers of a dusty, winding road through
Namugga’s Story of Resilience Amidst Domestic Violence and Abandonment
Like the bigger percentage of her neighbors and friends in Matusa village, Kakoge, Luweero district, Eseri Namugga was abandoned by her husband of over twenty
A Fresh Start: Kyomuhendo’s Life on the Other Side of Domestic Violence
At only 30 years of age, Kyomuhendo’s face is riddled with wrinkles, every crease a tale of a life of hardship and pain. With no
“He cut my breast, I saw the insides fall out” Rukia’s Story
Born in 1965, Rukia had dreams and desires, one of which was to get married to a good man with whom she would raise children,