Peace Kigongo

The Power of Partnership &Collaboration: Meet our team leader ⁦@nankunda20⁩ & ⁦@Peacekig⁩ from ⁦@GirlsNotBrides⁩ at the ongoing ⁦@GirlsFirstFund⁩ Grantee convening happening now: We appreciate #GirlsFirstFund for supporting our programs at Community level

Period poverty: The cost of menstruating in rural Uganda Every month, a few days before the onset of her menstruation period, Shakira fills a transparent polythene bag with soil. Then, using a needle, she punches small holes into the polythene bag. When her menstruation starts, she wraps an old dirt-brown piece of cloth around the soil-filled polythene bag. This is the sanitary pad she will use for the next five days. The 17-year-old student, who is a resident of Buyala village, Northern Division, in Jinja City, has been using sanitary pads made of soil for the last seven years. Read on↪️: bit.ly/3VSsqz8 #MonitorUpdates

I hereby inform the country that By virtue of the authority given to the President of Uganda by Articles: 108(2), 108A(1), 113(1), and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, that here below I publish a slightly amended list of the cabinet of Uganda:

Let me Join the rest of the World to Wish you @Peacekig a Happiest Birthday: Thank you for the Work you do at @GirlsNotBrides The difference you are making keeps me motivated day after day: Lets #EndChildMarriage Together: To Friendship and SelfCare🌸

🤔 Curious about the SDGs and their relationship with child marriage? Wondering about opportunities for accelerated action before 2030? 📆Save the date for our next online Learning Series on October 26!! Register now: buff.ly/45FNrPf #Advocacy #EndChildMarriage #Webinar

Over 50 million girls in Eastern and Southern Africa were married before the age of 18. This illustrates the urgency to end child marriage and the reason, together with @UNFPA_ESARO, we are convening CSOs from 22 countries to collectively strategize efforts to #EndChildMarriage.