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

Nigerian women shoulder the cost of surgery and contraception as the government prioritizes other health programmes. Women of African descent are four times more likely to have uterine fibroids. Although many of these cases are asymptomatic and undiagnosed, published estimates say black women face a higher lifetime risk of up to 80% by age 50, globally. These high risk factors are linked to genetics, hormones, and delay in care during the first five years of diagnosis. ​Yet i