Thank you so much, with your generous support, 87 women were trained from Gulu Women Resource Center equiping them with tools to support their communities to overcome mental Health challenges.
Uganda is ranked among the top six countries in Africa in rates of depressive disorders (4.6%; Miller et al., 2020), while 2.9% live with anxiety disorders (WHO, 2017). About 5.1% of females and 3.6% of males are affected.
Sustained stress exposure causes people to turn to damaging behavior like crime, reckless sexual acts, violence, domestic abuse, and substance abuse. Reports indicate that 80% of Ugandan youths are using alcohol
In response we trained 87 women community structure on how to detect acute stressor that can induce trauma and destabilize individuals and how to support them access serrvices.
Our goal is to continue providing this highly needed support in Uganda. We are banking on your generosity to continue with this important work, addressing mental health saves lives in real time!
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Thanks to your ongoing support of girls' education, 255 in Gulu received computer skills training from Gulu women resource center. A total of 832 girls have completed their courses improving their computer literacy and employerbility skills.
During the training, the girls were grateful for the skills they were receiving. many exxpressid their gratitude to the Volunteer Action Network and donors for such a wonderful donation saying
"We are grateful. A very big thank you to the donors for thinking about girls in Gulu-Uganda. The skills we have aquired mean so much to us girls now we can compete on the job market. Thank you," Says Rose.
Thank you for your support towards empowering and educating girls Uganda. You are truly making a difference for girls with your generous support.
If you are not yet a recurring donor, we warmly invite you to consider setting up a recurring donation. Even a few dollars a month will go a long way. Please also share this with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project.
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The pandemic disproportionately impacted women and girls, in profound and challenging ways. With upticks in gender-based violence, teen pregnancy, increases in poverty, and food scarcity, we redoubled our effort to continue addressing period poverty and menstrual health education. During lockdown, girls are most vulnerable and the support and access to sanitary supplies and information was a critical piece to combat hopelessness and isolation. We created a delivery schedule to cover as many villages as possible, ensuring women and girls continue to manage their menstrual health with dignity.
We need your help today so that we may reach more women, girls to continue strengthen and build the resilience that can weather difficult times of post COVID-19 Pandemic lock downs
" A call at Gulu Women Resource Center toll free saved may life, the cunselling and mediation support we recieved saved our marriage" Said Mary from Amuru District.
Our Center recieved 893 GBV cases and attended to 431 that needed urget attention because of your support our coummunities are building stable families. We looking forward to continue this jouney together
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