Some members of the club met at their meeting in Diyankpo Town, and a staff member of the Integrated Development Learning visited to take records. Photo credit: Tina S. Mehnpaine NAJOR TOWN – Maybel Payne walks steadily along a dirt path, a tub of harvested chili peppers balanced on her head. She is hurrying, not to the market, but to a meeting that has become one of the most important parts of life in this small farming town. Payne is the box keeper for Najor’s Village Savin

On a bright Tuesday morning in Wakiso District, laughter fills the schoolyard of Divine Mercy Junior Primary School. Boys and girls chase one another across the dusty compound, their blue-and-white uniforms fluttering in the breeze. In one corner, a group of pupils crowd around their teacher, acting out a short drama. One boy snatches a girl’s exercise book and mocks her. Before the teasing escalates, the teacher halts the play and asks softly, “How do you think she feels?” T

Artur Sarkpa, a staff member at the St. Francis Youth Friendly Center, administers a Depo-Provera contraceptive injection to Jalamutee. (Photo: Tina S. Mehnpaine) On a bright Tuesday morning in Cesto, Rivercess County, Angelina Jalamutee, 25, walks to the St. Francis Hospital Youth Friendly Center (YFC). She is there for her scheduled Depo-Provera shot, a family planning injection she receives every three months. For Jalamutee, who had her first pregnancy at age 17, followed

African wetlands are among the continent’s most vital ecosystems, yet they remain some of its most endangered. These landscapes support human livelihoods, sustain wildlife, regulate water systems, and play a critical role in climate resilience. Despite their importance, wetlands across Africa continue to face degradation driven by pollution, encroachment, over harvesting, and weak conservation frameworks. According to the National Geographic Resource Library, a wetland is an