Welthungerhilfe is supporting the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), Straight Talk Foundation(STF), and Kiyita Family Alliance for Development (KIFAD) under the Grow Together project, to engage in the communities of Karamoja and Teso on gender inequalities including addressing Gender Based Violence (GBV). The project is implemented in the districts of Moroto, Napak, Amuria and Katakwi. CEHURD focuses mainly on the advocacy component of the project and the major is to enable Women and Girls to articulate demands related to addressing GBV at sub-national and national level advocacy platforms. STF and KIFAD work directly in communities of the project districts. Through the various interventions, they are able to pick out key issues that are addressed before duty bearers at different levels including subcounty and district level.
This policy brief thus expounds on the key findings from the various engagements that require the attention of duty bearers at the national level and offers targeted recommendations to curb gender-based violence in Karamoja and Teso regions.
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Over the past two years, with financial support from Welthungerhilfe, the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), Straight Talk Foundation (STF) and Kiyita Family Alliance for Development (KIFAD) have been in Karamoja and Teso regions, specifically in the districts of Moroto, Napak, Amuria and Katakwi implementing a project titled Grow together, Straight talk foundation (STF) and Kiyita Family Alliance for Development (KIFAD) worked directly in communities of Karamoja and Teso regions respectively, while CEHURD focused mainly on the national level advocacy. The major aim of the project was to enable Women and Girls to articulate demands on sub-national and national levels.
While implementing the project, several issues were noted that affect the realization of the right to health for mostly girls and women, which issues require urgent attention. The issues were raised through dialogues and sensitizations held by KIFAD and STF in the communities. This policy brief provides an overview of key findings from these engagements and offers targeted recommendations to improve menstrual hygiene management among women and girls in Karamoja and Teso regions.
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