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The Teen Mom

--- Welcome to Our Teen Mom's Page

Uganda has a teenage pregnancy problem! An average of 1,000 teenage pregnancies are reported in Uganda on a daily basis. The country has a teenage pregnancy rate of 25%, the highest in East Africa. In Teso Sub Region; the average is higher than the national statistics at a staggering 31%. During the WWF scoping exercise in Katakwi District in North Eastern Uganda, over 9,000 teen mothers were recorded in the aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Teen moms in Uganda usually suffer at least one or more of the following situations: Unsafe abortions, lack of proper medical attention, malnutrition and food insecurity, physical and psychological trauma, loss of education, child neglect, loss of parental and or adult guidance, loss of livelihood and mental illness.

TEENS MOMS TARGET OUTCOMES
  1. Reach 30 Communities Sanitizations against Early Childhood Marriages and Early Unprotected Sex to combat teenage pregnancies
  2. Skilling of the Teen Moms at Community level. Our Next 5 Years Target is to reach 3,000 Girls in 5 Districts
  3. Grow the Teens Moms Safe Home. Our Next 5 Years Target is to reach 1,000 Teens Mom with Medical Clinics, Crisis Clinics for Call-In Emergencies
Thank you for your Support, It will Go to Support The Teens MOM Project