“Interventions that build human capital have been allocated Shs. 9.6 trillion. In addition, the Government together with the World Bank are implementing the US$ 500 million Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer programme to construct health centers III and IVs, seed secondary schools, and micro-scale irrigation facilities in Local Governments that do not have these facilities.” Click …
This report was made to deliver findings and recommendations from the quarterly data collection between July-Sept, 2022 on teenage pregnancy and child marriage across partner sub-counties (Kijomoro, Oleba and Oluffe in Maracha District and Vurra Sub-County in Arua District) under the Empowered Voices project financed through the Girls First Fund.
The National Planning Authority data, which was released last year, shows that the country loses Shs1.6 trillion annually in tackling issues of harmful cultural practices, including child marriage. Several organisations have created strategies to sensitise girls and the community on the dangers of engaging in early sex to change the narrative. They have also partnered …
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