Emmanuel (not real name), a 15-year-old boy living with HIV had, for seven challenging months, grappled with a non-suppressed viral load, with a count of 36,874 copies/ml, from November 22, 2021. This situation not only jeopardized his stability in treatment but also left him vulnerable to opportunistic infections. The challenges […]
Bridging Caregiver-Child Bonds: Defeating HIV Stigma and Fostering Self-Esteem for a Child Living with HIV
In the small village of Otucho, Dakabela Parish in Soroti District, Eastern Uganda, lives Angel (pseudonym), a young girl (17 years) enrolled in the USAID OVC North East Activity. Angel faced a challenging journey marked by poor parental support and the burden of being the only HIV-positive child in her […]
Triumphing Over Teenage Pregnancy, HIV and Stigma: Janesten’s Journey to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
In the remote village of Kasipodo, Osukuru Sub County, Tororo District, Eastern Uganda, Janesten (pseudonym) has been quietly battling the odds, overcoming not only the challenges of being an HIV-positive teenager but also the harsh realities of both HIV/AIDS stigma and teenage pregnancy to achieve safe motherhood. A Childhood Marked […]
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USAID Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) North East Activity Annual Newsletter Oct. 2022- Sept. 2023
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Airtel Uganda Donates Assorted Items worth 50 Million to Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) Masulita Children’s Village
Airtel Uganda has donated items worth Uganda shillings 50 million to Masuulita Children’s Village (MCV), a rehabilitation home for neglected and abandoned children run by the Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO). The donation contained assorted food items; a chain-link to improve on safety and security of children, scholastic […]
“I have learnt that I have to take drugs everyday as prescribed for good Adherence due to AIDS.” Angel, Child Living with HIV
Despite adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) appointments and treatment, non-disclosure and acceptance remains a challenge to people living with HIV in Sop Sop sub county, Tororo District. Angel (not real name), a 13-year-old twin, is living with HIV in a family of four, which includes their mother, father, and another […]
Overcoming Stigma and Rebuilding a Family: A Child Living with HIV’s Journey to Suppressed Viral Load
Child Living with HIV (CLHIV) (KT-08/PA-0132-01) with high viral load copies (234,471) finally suppressed with less copies (159) after various engagements with the caregiver, social worker, parasocial worker and the health team of Panyangara HC III. Naduk (not real names) is the mother and primary caregiver of Lotee (not real […]
Head of Programs (1 Position based at Head Office and Reports to the Chief Executive Officer)
About Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is a National Non-Government Organization which was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers committed to support and care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Its vision is to have “Healthy Children living in a peaceful […]
To step out of an unhealthy sexual relationship through a youth group
Mary, 14 years, is a member of ‘Patience Pays Club’ under the ICYD Journeys program(group program for youth) in Tororo. Mary’s mother narrates that her daughter was a very well-behaved girl who used to attend her school regularly and would also help her with house chores such as cooking […]
What is their hope? ~HOPE story part 2/2~.
The previous posts, we talked about the achievement as a group. This time, we will put individual achievement in the spotlight. Let’s listen to their real voice. CASE1: Arinanye Mary– Chairperson, Hope Savings Association I thank UWESO for being such an eye opener. Initially, as a woman, […]