Study on menstrual management in Uganda
This pilot research study on the impact of menstrual hygiene on girls in school is primarily aimed at the Ministry of Education and Sports and the National Sanitation Working Group.
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Gender equality, HIV, and AIDS: a challenge for the education sector
The book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the education sector, are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, educational settings can be empowering and bring about change.
Protecting the next generation in Uganda. New evidence on adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs
This report discusses in detail the sexual and reproductive lives of Uganda's youth, focusing on 15-19-year-olds. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the patterns of sexual behavior among adolescents.
Orphans and vulnerable children and national development instruments: lessons learnt for successful integration
The paper examines the degree to which orphans and other vulnerable children is addressed in national development instruments in eastern and southern Africa, assuming that integration brings tangible benefits for orphans and vulnerable children.
Empowerment learning strategies on HIV/AIDS prevention: the case of Uganda
This is a paper presented at an international seminar/workshop on: Learning and empowerment: key issues in strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention held in Chiangmai, Thailand, March 1- 5, 2004. This paper discusses the issue of empowerment learning strategies on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Toward multi-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS: implications for Education for Rural People (ERP). Ministerial seminar on education for rural people in Africa: policy lessons, options and priorities
The education sector, very large cadre of government employees, faces impacts of HIV/AIDS both on supply and demand sides.
National orphans and other vulnerable children policy
This policy provides the framework for responding to the concerns and needs of orphans and other vulnerable children.
Young people, health, HIV, AIDS and development: a case for Uganda
The paper outlines a background to the current social, health, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV and AIDS status of young people, and the magnitude and impacts of the AIDS epidemic with specific focus on young people's vulnerability to HIV infection.
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development advocacy strategy for orphans and other vulnerable children 2007-2010
In February 2007, the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD) released Findings to Guide the Development of a National Advocacy Strategy to Support Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children, a qualitative research report.
National plans of action for orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa. Where are the youngest children?
In 2005, an estimated 48 million children aged 0-18 years, that is to say 12 percent of all children in sub-Saharan Africa, were orphans, and that number is expected to rise to 53 million by 2010.