“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
International Child rights organisation UNICEF-Uganda has strongly condemned the increasing incidents of acid attack
Gender activists have proposed a guide to monitor performance of governments in eliminating sexual and gender-based v
On Friday, November 25, I wore a white ribbon in support of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Aga
As ACFODE celebrates her 26th birthday this month, and as the country prepares for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign A
As we mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, we appeal to everyone to participate in promoting &
November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
Thousands of women and girls who have been abducted by armed groups, enslaved and repeatedly raped during conflicts a
Whenever Marie*, just 16, looks at her lively toddler, Honoré*, she has the most intimate reminder of the 25-y
Working with ex-child soldiers of Charles Taylor's army, and the girls they have taken as wives, has convinced Nobel
If it had not been for the brutal government soldiers, may be Brigadier Proscovia Nalweyiso would not have become a s
On Sept.
When the two-decade armed conflict that ravaged Acholi sub-region ended five years ago, women thought the worst was o
The Women Members of Parliament are accusing Parliamentary leadership of ignoring international protocols in ensuring
There are many things for which Uganda has come to be known over the past quarter of a century.
Empowering women is just one facet of Just Like My Child's mission of improving the quality of life for the women and
A lot has been said about President Museveni's new Cabinet choices.
Young women will be given pepper spray to fight off rapists, the state minister for youth and children, Ronald Kibuul
Recently, Uganda made history when the 9th Parliament overwhelmingly supported Hon.
The hullabaloo about councillors with challenges in taking oaths of office in English reminds me of Mr Adeel, a techn
Women are big winners in the cabinet appointed on Friday.
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda expresses its concern about the
The BBC has the first detailed accounts of how Ugandan women ended up in domestic slavery in Iraq, and the extraordin
Women and girls returning to northern Uganda from forced conscription into the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) struggle
The 2011 International Women's Day will be celebrated worldwide on March 8.
Political parties came up with manifestos and charters that fairly promised to handle women and gender issues, includ
FIVE years go by so fast.
THERE has been a lot of public outcry over corruption in Uganda and Africa as a continent.