PowerToYouthUg
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The story of Jannat Namugenyi our Youth Advocate in Busia District is inspiring. At only 16 years, Jannat was to be married off to a man her father’s age.
As luck would have it, she joined our programme where she learnt about her rights. She is back in school and thriving.
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📍 Hotel Africana📍
Realising the crucial role that the media plays in shifting norms, informing the public and setting the agenda, we are hosting media players to establish better partnership ways to ensure SRHR issues are mainstreamed in media.
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#MondayMotivation
“Meaningful youth participation is a right.Young people have the fundamental right to participate and access information related to decision-making processes that affect their life & well-being.” ~
@DaisyKandole
Youth Officer
@RHUganda
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Regan took steps to educate himself about periods after realizing that his sisters would miss school during that time of the month.
Through open conversations, men can help break stigma surrounding periods and create environment for women.
#MenForMenstrualHealth
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The PtY team met with the new Kalangala RDC, Mrs. Juliet Najjuma Senkoole to introduce the program and the PtY Working Group leadership to her. She encouraged the team to share messages of hope to address challenges faced by young people in the district.
#ChangeBeginsWithYou
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Did you know that 1 in 3 girls in low income and middle income countries are married off by the age of 18?
30 million more in Africa are in danger of under going FGM in the next decade.
Join the campaign to end these harmful practices!
#ChangeStartswithYou
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The more young people are empowered & emboldened to speak about sexual reproductive health and rights issues, especially young women, the more these topics become normalized in societal discussions and governments/leaders start listening.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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At the opening of the training, several young people shared their experience on how they have previously been engaging media in their respective organization.
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The
@powertoyouthug
team
@uyahf1
@RHUganda
@eassigender
upon conclusion of the discussion on critically applying the gender lens in programming.
Let us have meaningful participation in our interventions if we want to realize sustainable change.
#ChangeStartswithYou
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💃🏾💃🏾Isingiro we are in your district 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
We are here for the long awaited
#PtyFestivalUg23
happening tomorrow at Isingiro District Headquarters starting at 8AM till evening.
We are visiting different communities conducting health education sessions as we rally communities
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We held a consultation meeting on engaging with the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on the EAC FGM and SRHR bills.
The objective of the meeting was to understand the process of engaging with the EALA and to follow up on the EAC, FGM and SRHR bills.
#PowerToYouth
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We call for more adolescent
#girls
and young
#women
to be meaningfully included in decision-making regarding harmful practices, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and unintended pregnancies.
No decisions about us, WITHOUT US!
#POWER2YOUTH
#powertoyouthug
#FORYOUTH
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Young people’s choices and opportunities define both the present and future of our world.
#POWER2YOUTH
#IYD2022
#FORYOUTH
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Male involvement is very crucial for sexual reproductive health and rights outcomes, achieving gender equality, equity and empowering women.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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The
@powertoyouthug
program is in Bukwo district holding an Intergenerational policy dialogue on: Ending harmful practices & addressing maternal mortalities & morbidity due to teenage pregnancies among young people.
#IntergenDialogueBukwo
#powertoyouthug
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We empower youths with knowledge and information to amplify their voices to claim and expand civic space.
#PowerToYouth
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Let us observe the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM with a strong commitment to protect the rights of girls and women.
We urge all governments, organizations, civil society, and communities to take concrete steps to end FGM and promote gender equality.
#EndFGM
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Women and girls' autonomy in decision making over consensual sexual relations, contraception use and access to sexual and reproductive health services is key to their empowerment and the full exercise of their reproductive rights.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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The 5 components of gender transformative approach are Human rights, Power, Norms and Values, Gender and Diversity, Empowering Women and Girls and Engaging Men and Boys.
All compliment each other to bring about change.
#ChangeStartsWithYou
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#TransformativeJournalism
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The Power to You(th)
@RHUganda
@uyahf1
@eassigender
have today unpacked the human rights based approach in implementation of the
@powertoyouthug
program as a key component of the Gender Transformative Approach.
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Women’s empowerment means promoting women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others.
Happy Women's History Month!
#HappyNewMonth
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Participants take part in a break away group discussion on “Audience mapping”
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#MondayMotivation
For gender equality to be achieved, men must also be educated on perspectives, experiences & challenges women face & then engaged as their crucial allies working hand in hand to transform the world into a place where they can thrive equally.
#PowerToYouth
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“You can not make decisions for young people without young people.”
@loveablekathia
@Power2YouthKe
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Join us today, 7:00pm E.A.T on a Twitter space where our expert panel will be discussing how to make mental health and well-being for all young people a global priority.
Set a reminder:
Follow the conversation using:
#MentalHealthDay
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Many survivors of
#SGBV
, mostly in rural communities, face various barriers to accessing essential services, including health, psychosocial support, justice, and safety due to gaps in the existing referral systems & poor case tracking, among others.
#powertoyouthug
#SayNoToSGBV
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During the
#DistrictStructuresFunctionality
workshop in Busia, the DCDO’s office explained that young people are directly supported through this office.
“The department reviews policies and guidelines related to gender issues in consultation with
@MinofHealthUG
.”
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In Mbale, the outreach was held at
@UyahfC
and it attracted over 60 participants, including young mothers, adolescent girls and boys, CSOs, district officials, and religious leaders, and it was graced by the Mbale acting district health officer (ADHO).
#powertoyouthug
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We are hours away from the inaugural
#CSOConference2024
which will be happening at Hotel Africana in Kampala.
This is a platform for CSOs, media, researchers, policy makers to collaborate, share experiences, learnings and best practices.
#YouthForSRHR
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Harmful cultural practices, such as
#ChildMarriage
and
#FGM
, are discriminatory behaviors that are repeated frequently enough for communities and cultures to accept them.
They deprive girls of the ability to control their own destiny wherever they occur.
#BreakTheBias
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#ThoughtForTheDay
Female genital mutilation is a violent form of discrimination against women and girls. It is a violation of their human rights and a severe form of gender-based violence that must be eradicated." - UN Secretary-General António Guterres
#EndFGM
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Combating gender-based violence is a shared responsibility that requires collective action and commitment from all individuals and sectors of society.
#EndGBV
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Happening Now:
@uyahf1
@eassigender
@RHUganda
discuss the
@powertoyouthug
vision for the next 3 years including changes in implementation of laws and policies towards achieving the program themes as well as engaging youth meaningfully.
#ChangeStartsWithYou
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#Advocacy
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We are in Kalangala District where we are holding a dialogue with cultural and religious leaders on our efforts to end teenage pregnancy, SGBV and improving access to family planning services to the Islanders.
#Power2YouthDialogue
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As technology revolutionizes our world, it's our responsibility to provide children with a secure digital environment where they can confidently explore & learn. Let's create a safe digital space where children can express themselves responsibly.
#DayOfTheAfricanChild
#DAC2023
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Join us in New York UN Commission on the Status of Women this Monday 13th March, 2023 as we discuss women and girls’ empowerment as a pathway to gain over their sexual reproductive health and rights.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
#CSW67
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🔊🔊🔊🔊
The deadline for submission of abstracts for the Annual CSO knowledge sharing conference on SRHR, gender and youth programming is fast approaching. Have you submitted your abstract yet? Submit today for consideration.
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Female Genital Mutilation is a violation of the human rights of girls and women.
We support the development of policies and laws focusing on ending and outlawing Female Genital Mutilation.
We empower and mobilize communities to denounce and end this practice.
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“The
#IntergenDialogueBukwo
will allow you the p’ple of
#Bukwo
come up with solutions. The issue of teenage pregnancies & the harmful practices can only be solved by you, our work is to ensure that you have the support & actions taken.” Diana Nanyange, NPC,
@powertoyouthug
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Today, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, a day dedicated to recognizing the rights and potential of girls around the world.
Let us come together to empower, support, and uplift every girl, providing them with equal opportunities to thrive, dream, and achieve
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We engage men and boys to end gender based violence in our communities.
By involving men and boys as active agents of change, we strive to create a more inclusive and equitable society where gender-based violence is eradicated.
#EndGBV
#PowerToYouth
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We empower youth with knowledge and information on how to negotiate for safe sex.
#InternationalCondomDay
#ICD2023
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This week we conducted a program performance review meeting to address the existing gaps and set strategies for 2023.
“Most of us have become experts at outcome harvesting and understanding indicators relating to the program.”
#ChangeStartsWithYou
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It was great to join the Global Communication TWG last week in Mombasa for a face-to-face linking & learning workshop for all PTY comms leads from various countries. The catch-up was so fruitful, as we shared good practices, & ideas to strengthen the comms unit of the program.
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In June 2022,
@SonkeTogether
conducted gender transformative approaches (GTA) capacity strengthening for its partners. Since then, the partners have been integrating GTA within their interventions.
Happening now: GTA refresher training for Power to Youth Uganda consortium.
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During the media personnel capacity building training,
@joselin36k
the program coordinator
@eassigender
spoke on the
@powertoyouthug
program.
“This training aims to have societal actors support and promote youth rights & progressive social norms."
#TransformativeJournalism
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Set a reminder for my upcoming Space!
🔊🔊🔊
We shall tomorrow evening host a space to discuss how we can effectively invest in Sexuality Education, Prevent School Drop outs and Improve House hold incomes.
Set a reminder, be part of this conversation.
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Happening now: Our consortium partners are meeting to review the progress of the programme implementation at the half year mark.
The meeting will see coordinators share the results from implementation done so far and share work plans for the rest of the year.
#PtYUganda
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As we celebrate the
#WorldNGODay
, we honour the work of all organisations that strive to empower adolescent girls & young women to increase their agency, claim their rights, address gender inequalities, and advocate for youth inclusion in decision-making.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Happening now: Indicators Training and Monitoring & Evaluation Tools Harmonization workshop for Power To Youth Uganda programme.
The meeting is to capacitate programme implementers to understand programme indicators and key outcomes.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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DYK: That
#TeenagePregnancy
can also be a result of sexual violence.
STOP blaming and victimizing; communicate politely with the girl to determine the circumstances that led to the pregnancy; it could be rape or other forms of violence.
#Act2EndSGBV22
#Powertoyouthug
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We meaningfully engage youths in order to greatly increase the reach, relevance, & effectiveness of advocacy on SRHR-related issues(and beyond), as well as to take into account their actual lived realities & ensure that their needs & opinions are reflected.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Did you know?
What works for your peer may not be right for you!
Seek accuracy information concerning your SRHR from a qualified healthcare service provider.
#wcd2022
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Family planning myths and misconception are a barrier to modern contraceptive use!
We prioritise empowering young people with Accurate | Time | Age Appropriate Sexual and Reproductive and Health Rights Information, Including the correct use of CONDOMS as
#PowerToYouthUg
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Join our webinar on the Gender Transformative Approaches Linking and Learning on 26th April, 2023 at 11Am EAT / 10 AM CAT as we share our best practices under the
@powertoyouthug
Register now 👉🏾
#OurGTAJourney
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Sexual and gender-based violence has been a thorn in our society for decades, yet no one is safe. Not even the youth. Young
#SGBV
survivors suffer devastating consequences to their physical and mental health.
@PowerToYouth21
#POWER2YOUTH
#IYD2022
#FORYOUTH
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Isingiro, ARE YOU READY???🔊🔊🔊🔊
We are bringing something new to your district, it is the Power To Youth festival.
Details you should keep on your fingers tips for now 👇🏽
📍 Isingiro District Headquarters
🗓️ 2nd December
Gates are open for all. Let’s all be there💃🏾
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In commemoration of the
#InternationalWomansDay
, we are hosting a Twitter Space on- Digital Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality at 7-8pm. Join the conversation!
#IWD2023
#IWDUg
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Happening now: We are excited to be part of the
@Globalviceversa
festival
@NLinUganda
. The event seeks to create awareness about gender based violence and to pave way for a more equitable society.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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The ability to achieve
#SRHRights
, including the ability to choose when and whether to have children, is vital for all women's health and well-being. Nonetheless, new
@Guttmacher
findings suggest significant gaps in
#SexualReproductiveHealth
care for adolescent women in Uganda.
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"Most girls don't have the power to reject or to say NO to sexual intercourse. This is brought about by a lack of confidence & low self-esteem"
"As religious leaders, we commit to empower & reinforce girl's rights & potential to make decisions".Says -Ali
#ChangeStartsWithMe
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#MondayMotivation
We focus on addressing harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and unintended pregnancies.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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In commemoration of the upcoming International Day of the African Child,
@powertoyouthug
we are hosting a Twitter Space on June 15th, 2023.
This event is under the theme: Promoting and Protecting children’s rights in the digital era.
#DayOfTheAfricanChild
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We are hiring!
Power to Youth district focal persons - Mbale, Bukwo, Busia, Isingiro and Kalangala.
For more information , follow this link 👉🏾
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Highlights from the group discussion:-
Participants in their separate groups identified topics including teenage pregnancy, child marriage & substance abuse and came up with illustrative campaign strategies.
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Most girls run away from school due to the stigma shaded by the male child about Menstruation. Male religious and cultural leaders need to continuously mobilize and inform young boys and men on the importance of
#MHM
to a girls's life.
#ChangeStartsWithMe
#EndTeenageMarriage
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“As young mothers, I encourage that we shoukd always first seek guidance from a qualified health care provider on what contraceptive method to use because what may work for me may not work for my friends” Kakai Anita, young mother.
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🤳Conference Moments 🤳🤩🤩
Picture moment for Dr Betty Kyaddondo the director family health
@NPA_UG
and
@SheiratN
from
@SRHRAllianceUg
#CSOConference2024
#YouthForSRHR
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Tick Tock, Tick Tock , the clock is ticking and the count down is on💃🏾💃🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾
CSOs, Academia, Researchers, Media, Young people, Government representatives and many others will be joining us for the
#CSOConference2024
What are you most excited about?
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We support adolescent girls and young women to voice out the different issues affecting them in their communities and also make informed choices, enjoy their sexuality and be free from harmful practices.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Wow! Wow!
The three days of the media advocacy and engagement training for CSOs has really been amazing! Full of Learning I Sharing I networking.
Thanks to the
@SonkeTogether
team
@BoipeloM__
and
@Mr_amukelani
and
@uyahf1
for the wealth of knowledge shared.
#powertoyouthug
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Hello young people! It’s happening today & Right Here!
The post
#IYD2022
Twitter space. Young p’ple will be unpacking “Meaningful & Inclusive Youth participation & access to
#SRHR
.
Spare the time 7:00 - 8:30PM EAT.
Link to join:
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Question 3: why is it important to engage youth in the fight for gender equality, and how can we better support their involvement?
#CSOConference2024
#YouthForSRHR
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Engage men & boys as agents of change in shifting unequal power relations, promoting positive masculinities, & changing attitudes & behaviours that are a cause & consequence of female genital mutilation.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
#EndFGM
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Question 1: what does gender mean to you, and why is it crucial for the development of our communities?
#CSOConference2024
#YouthForSRHR
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We are part of the Post-International Women's Day celebration under the theme "Cracking the Code: Innovation for a Gender Equal Future taking place in Kyambogo. The event is being held at the University's CTF building and has been organized by Kyambogo University.
#DigitAGirl
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We celebrate the progress we have made to fight gender biases and to bring attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, violence & abuse against women & we pledge to redouble efforts to complete these unfinished agendas.
Happy
#InternationalWomansDay
#IWDUg
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The third and last day of the media advocacy and engagement training kicked off this morning with an engaging session on “Power of the Hashtag” facilitated by
@BoipeloM__
from
@SonkeTogether
.
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We aim at empowering adolescent girls and young women to increase their agency, claim their rights, address gender inequalities, challenge gender norms and advocate for youth inclusion in decision-making including budgeting.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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During the
#districtstructuresandfuctionality
, Winnie Apio emphasized the fact that Young people have the power within themselves to make decisions.
“As young people, we need to recognize that participation in decision making is our right and responsibility,” she added
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Our implementing partner
@uyahf1
has today convened the Youth Advisory Group for a reflection meeting of the first quarter.
This is a platform for the YAG to give status of their work in the districts, identify areas where they can be supported and plan for the next quarter.
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This
#InternationalYouthDay2024
, we reaffirm our commitment to ending teenage pregnancies, SGBV, child marriages, and harmful practices like FGM.
Every young person deserves a safe, empowering environment where their rights are upheld.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
#YouthEmpowerment
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We are in Isingiro district where we are conducting trainings on Gender Transformative Approach(GTA) and Meaningful and Inclusive Youth Participation (MIYP) for our partner CBOs and CSOs.
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Power dynamics are both visible and invisible and cannot be ignored in dealing with gender transformative approach.
“Men and boys must be brought on board as Allies in discussions to understand power as a fundamental aspect to realize change,” Quraish.
#ChangeStartswithYou
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We stand with all youth and promise to keep fighting for their right to social justice.
"Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for Social Justice"
#WorldDayOfSocialJustice
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Happy
#WorldContraceptionDay2023
The
#PtySportsGala23
is taking shape; young advocates have taken to the streets in Busia to share information about their rights and sensitize people about different harmful practices.
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Happening now:
@powertoyouth21
Annual Partnership meeting in Addis, Ethiopia
The objectives of this meeting are;
MTE findings and recommendations
Sharing best practices
Reviewing Power to Youth Principles
Reflecting on program progress
Informing future planning
#Power2Youth
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We are in Busia district & Mbale city conducting seperate post-
#WorldContraceptionDay
community outreaches.
We are empowering young p’ple with info on contraceptives to clear the myths & misconceptions, break the stigma, & enhance their demand for SRHR services.
#powertoyouthug
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Mental Health Month is to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellness in our lives, and to celebrate recovery from mental illness.
A healthy body also includes a healthy mind.
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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Young people reflect on their current participation in health, education, gender and governance structures within the district of Isingiro.
#districtstructuresandfunctionality
#changestartswithyou
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Despite recent progress in involving young people in
#SRH
policymaking, notable gaps remain between policy and practice.
#POWER2YOUTH
#IYD2022
#FORYOUTH
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Why do you do journalism?
Journalists share the different reasons why they do what they do.
#TransformativeJournalism
during the capacity building training, journalists were called upon to recognize that transformation begins with the individual.
#ChangeStartsWithYou
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People are not a BLANK SLATE! It is important to assess knowledge gaps, question, analyze and examine existing norms and values prior to implementation of activities within communities.
#ValueBasedMessaging
#GTA
#GenderJustice
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“This is an opportunity to learn how to share stories online that can impact the community! Stories that can reach decision makers & spark action in real time.” ~James Bwinika
#ThrowBack
to the workshops we held on digital storytelling with youths.
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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#ThursdayThoughts
"We need to empower and support girls & women to appreciate technology right from the start by creating safe spaces for tech mentorship, male involvement,
and sharing testimonials by women already in digital space."
@AnnetMugabe
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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We are excited to be part of the
@NLinUganda
delegation participating in the commemoration of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence. We shall be illuminating
@Parliament_Ug
with the orange color.
#16DaysOfActivism
#ChangeStartsWithYouth
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