Empower Girls and Women Access Post Rape Services

Strengthening Campaign to Spread Post Rape Services

PLATFORM for the NEEEDY (PLANE) in this quota has Increase awareness about the critical importance of quickly accessing post-rape care.

We’ve moved to schools and talked to the students about the sexual reproductive health issues including sexual harassment, rape, defilement that can lead to acquiring HIV, unwanted pregnancies.

PLANE has conducted two (2) radio programs to sensitize the public about this problem and where to access the services.

We called on the community leaders to ensure comprehensive services are available in all communities including the Health Centers III and Local Council One chairpersons and the sub county offices .

Certain interventions of spreading the message of post rape services are needed within 72 hours of a rape and defilement to prevent possible serious health consequences. Once adolescents access these services, cases of unwanted pregnancies, abortions and high HIV infections reduce.

We also trained the media and audio tours to spread the message and guide the people where to

PLANE would like to appreciate our supporters especially those that donated to this campaign. We appeal for more partnerships and collaboration in ensuring the services are offered and reach the people in rural communities. This campaign has not received the targeted support and donations and we are calling upon for more support to help us intensify it.

For instance, a whopping 48.5% of those who had unintended pregnancies were rural based women while 35.9% were in urban areas. Unintended pregnancy is common in Uganda, leading to high levels of unplanned births.

PLANE Scales Campaign To Fight HIVAmong Youths

PLATFORM for the NEEDY (PLANE) has scaled up the campaign of Every Hour Matters in Ugandan schools and communities in the Districts of Kabarole, Fort Portal City.

 We’ve moved to secondary schools and used the radio talk shows using the student leaders and role models to sensitize the people especially the youth and adolescents who are more affected by HIV  and unwanted pregnancies.

In Kabarole district and Fort Portal city, HIV prevalence rate is alarmingly high. Kabarole district has a high prevalence rate of 11.6% and Fort Portal it stands at 14.1%

By using the radio talkshows and combing students in secondary schools sensitizing the people will enable adolescents and women access post rape services.

During the dialogues with students and talkshows, we encourage them to use emergency contraception that are effective at preventing unwanted pregnancy for up to 120 hours, though it is most effective within a 72-hour window.

We also advise them to use Post-exposure prophylaxis, or PEP, a way of preventing HIV infection that involves using a four-week course of the drugs used to treat HIV, taken very soon after one  been exposed to the virus. In the event of unprotected sex, an emergency contraceptive pill will stop a pregnancy from occurring.

A total of five secondary schools were reached and sensitized and 03 radio talkshows conducted to create more awareness about HIV prevention and the access to PEP and PreP services.

PLANE would like to appreciate GlobalGiving for offering us the opportunity to fundraise and mobilize resources here. We extend our gratitude to our esteemed donors of different campaigns here on GlobalGiving for the financial support. We understand the situation outside there but every dollar donated makes a difference in the lives of many Ugandans. PLANE continues to appeal for the support to support the implementation of our programs and reaching more underserved communities.