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AN EPITOME OF STRUGGLE TO SUCCESS

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  AN EPITOME OF STRUGGLE AND SUCCESS Whitney Magdalene 23 years has been living positively since birth. But at the age of 20 she became pregnant, and that when she was uncertain whether her baby would survive given her HIV positive status. This made her frustrated and she wanted to get rid of the baby, because she did not want to bring a HIV positive baby to the world. ‘In 2021 after finishing my form 4 in 2020, I became pregnant and it forced me to relocate to my cousin place. I stopped taking my ART medication for 3months because I just loosed hope in life. And I knew no matter what my unborn baby would turn positive. At that time, I didn’t know more about prevention of mother to child transmission’ she says Witney received significant support from Pathway to Change Initiative ( formerly UCAHAEC), under the PLHIV case management that promotes adherence among people living with HIV, and is now living a healthy life as she devotedly adheres to her medication. Through her suppo
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THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE..........

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 Let's talk menstruation today! Every Adolescent Young girl menstruates on average 5 days a month, 72 days a year, Hectic right! Yes, it is hectic. This continues until  t he girl reaches menopause. People do not know that periods are normal and healthy and should be treated like any other event in life, yet many young girls across the country still struggle to manage this monthly occurrence.  There are young girls and women who menstruate and use unsafe materials, like tattered clothes, and tissue paper which is a health hazard, some young girls are not always aware of menstruation before their first period, and some people think that periods are dirty. Breathe in!  These are the chronicles of being a girl.  With all these, this natural event has been made hugely complex, and being that it is always influenced by the socio-cultural norms in society, it gives our young girls and women a different perspective on how they experience their periods. Our girls do not hold this red badg
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SMART FARMING TECHS

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 Can I ask a quick question? Are you a young person with a passion for farming? If yes, Do you own land? If No have you heard about Vertical bag farming? If not, then you are in the right place. If you have never seen a vertical bag, here is a photo of an already installed bag ready for planting. UCAHAEC  in collaboration with @ Real IPM, wants to make vertical bag farming possible for young people within  Ugenya sub-county.   Smart farming is the new norm in this era. Young people do not own land or depend on their parents and guardians for land authorization. With vertical bags you do not need land, you want to know why, then here it is. Vertical Bag farming is a high-yielding food security tech that utilizes vertical spaces to maximize on land and also increase water efficiency.  "WHAT ARE THESE, AND HOW  DO THEY WORK?" I know that is your next question, so here are the facts. The vertical bags are durable UV-protected bags, meaning they are resistant to sun and rain. The
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SURVIVOR TO CHAMPION

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PIC 1: Jenta  ploughing at one of her  farms.         J enta is a dedicated changemaker in  her community, she does a lot to help her community but she is motivated by her own experience. In 2018, Jenta was a victim of gang rape, as she tells this moving story of the encounter, her eyes are filled with tears as she relives this painful memory.     “I was from a night vigil with a group of friends, when the gang attacked us, the other girls managed to escape the tragedy, but unfortunately the gang of four me got hold of me, and they raped in turns.  Nothing ever prepared me for this life threating situation, I really got scared and I could cry every time I remembered what happened that night I did not what to do, I confided in my mother who splattered blames on me. That’s what killed all my hopes and suicidal thoughts lingered my mind every time.” At 20 years, Jenta was forced to move out of her home and she got married to her boyfriend due to pressure and blames she got from parent
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