Brenda Wanichan, 12 from Agwata village in Dokolo district gave birth during the lockdown at 11 years through caesarean section, lives in discomfort.

Brenda Wanichan, 12 from Agwata village in Dokolo district gave birth during the lockdown at 11 years through caesarean section, lives in discomfort. She is forced to plough the land to earn a living against the doctor’s advice to provide for her child. Thus, Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) sought to help raise voices of teenage girls, young women, youth and children.

Thus, Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) sought to help raise voices of teenage girls, young women, youth and children for their leaders to put them at the centre of new development agenda that would see such injustices as teenage pregnancy, school drop out and abuse of sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) come to an end.

With less than one month to end the 42 days lockdown, it is crucial that the upcoming Sustainable Development issues in Uganda address the needs of teenagers and youth.

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