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KAMPALA, Uganda – Governments relentlessly adopted almost universally similar measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus. While health and social systems struggled to cope with rising caseloads, supply chain bottlenecks, movement restrictions and economic setbacks have been inevitable. According to the findings from a study conducted by United Nations in 49 countries Uganda inclusive, in 5 regions, there was an increase of vulnerability and risk factors of violence for women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uganda network on law, ethics and HIV/Aids, UGANET, together with its partners due... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – Violence, especially against women in Uganda, is a rampant vice that has claimed several lives. Violence takes several forms that may include sexual, emotional, psychological, economic and most commonly physical violence. According to a 2020 report by Uganda police, a total of 16,242 cases of sexual gender based violence were reported to police by the end of June of the same year. The report also indicated that most of the victims of defilement (4,822) were aged between 15 and 17 years, 64 were between 0 and eight... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – It is a sad reality that women and girls in several communities continue to face discrimination, violence, and a lack of equal opportunities that threaten their lives and rob them of their potential at a rate greater than men. A story is told of 14-year-old Mariama who had been forced to flee her home in the Central African Republic because armed groups were threatening her village. When she arrived with her family at a refugee camp, all that was meant to be safe was not. Mariama would... Read More

KAMPALA, Uganda – Some of the common forms of violence against women and girls include, forced marriages, female genital mutilation (FGM), rape and defilement, economic violence where husbands forcefully grab merchandise belonging to their wife and in some cases taking their hard earned money without their approval, and among others. Instead of a downward trend, violence against women has been on a rise in Uganda. According to the Uganda Police Force annual report 2019, a total of 13,683 children, majority of them being girls were defiled. Many women in their... Read More