By Hope Okeny | Project Leader
Karin Community Initiative Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Population Day on Monday 11 in a bid to raise public awareness on the need to invest in teenage girls.
Under the theme “Harnessing Uganda’s demographic dividend: Invest in teenage girls”, the Monday activities will put a spotlight on the challenges affecting young people especially teenage girls while amplifying their voices to find solutions to these challenges.
Uganda has one of the youngest and fastest growing populations in the world; over 78% are under 30 years old. According to the State of Uganda Population Report 2012, Ugandan youth remain at a significant risk of sexually transmitted infections, HIV and unwanted pregnancy.
According to Marie Stopes Uganda, 24% of girls in Uganda get pregnant below the age of 18. This implies that one out of every 10 pregnant women is below the age of 18.
To mark the World Population Day, Karin health facilities conducted a community awareness drive. During this drive the community got the opportunity to learn about world population day with regards to the reproductive health. During this outreach drive we also disseminated health promotion messages as well as offered free family planning counselling and blood pressure examination.
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