OGRESS: DINNER WITH AMBASSADORS AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPIONS Last evening, we had the honor of joining the Ambassador of Denmark to Uganda, alongside the UNFPA Uganda Country Representative and dedicated Male Human Rights Champions, for a dinner reflecting on
“FGM can never be safe; there’s no safe cut. Medicalizing it doesn’t protect girls, it still harms their health and violates their rights.” These words from Dr. Derrick Okoth remind us of a critical truth in the fight against
Over the week, UNFPA Uganda, through Naguru Teenage Centre (NTC) under the #NOVOFGMUg Project supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, conducted a transformative three-day training in Mbale. The workshop brought together youth champions and FGM survivors from Karamoja, Sebei,
“Change starts with conversation.” In Amudat District, that truth is coming to life as cultural, religious, and community leaders join forces to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and promote traditions that empower, not harm, girls. For generations, FGM was
