Uganda

Despite progress in maternal-newborn health, mothers and babies continue to die largely due to preventable and/or treatable causes. In collaboration with local health facilities, Childbirth Survival International co-leads in community-based outreach activities focusing on antenatal care, delivering at a health facility, access to information and resources, increase utilization of family planning to promote healthy birth spacing, free HIV counseling and testing, annual free cervical and breast cancer screening, childhood immunizations, quality nutrition during pregnancy and for the newborn focusing on the first 1,000 days, adolescent and youth reproductive health. Through these grassroots efforts, CSI actively engages men in community dialogues as key agents to improve maternal and newborn health, and girls' access to education. See video from 2014 community outreach event.

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Under CSI's Keeping Youth Healthy, Alive, Informed (HAI) program, CSI Uganda collaborates with schools especially in rural areas and reaches out to girls and boys with messages on reproductive and sexual health in attempts to curb teenage pregnancies & births, new STIs & HIV/AIDS infections, and self-inflicted injuries. CSI's youth program also creates a safe space for young girls and boys to express themselves, share their thoughts, learn about global issues, and confidently voice out their thoughts on issues that are important for them, their families, and communities. #KeepingYouthHealthyAliveInformed

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To ensure no child is left behind, under CSI's Keeping Youth Healthy, Alive, Informed (HAI) program, CSI Uganda implements a program for orphans and vulnerable children–Safina program. Children between 5-17 years benefit from this program designed to feed, care, and educate them. CSI Safina program provides a safe space for young girls and boys to express themselves, share their thoughts, connect with their peers, and receive supportive services to stay on track. Through these successful programs for children and adolescents/youth, CSI recently launched a scholarships program to give girls and boys who are not in school, dropped out of school, and cannot go back a second chance to achieve their dreams through vocational schools–Youth Entrepreneurship Scholarships program.  #CSISafina #CSIYES

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Under CSI's Girl Talk, Girl Power program, in collaboration with schools and partners, using an enriching curriculum, skilled staff reach out to adolescent girls especially in underserved communities, to educate and inform them on "taboo" topics - menstruation, menstrual hygiene, sexual and reproductive health, gender violence, HIV/AIDS, teenage pregnancy among other topics. In addition, CSI provides life-skills knowledge and training to help girls develop career paths for themselves. At the end of each two-hour interactive informative session, CSI distributes feminine hygiene products to help girls who often use unhygienic and unsafe products/materials to manage their monthly periods. CSI's Girl Talk, Girl Power program is changing lives of girls and their families. #GirlTalkGirlPower

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In November 2020, CSI Uganda team responded to acute community needs in Luuka District, Busoga in eastern Uganda. Sarah Nabwami, senior programs manager talks about the journey & lessons learned.

Seguku Primary School head teacher thanks CSI for Girl Talk, Girl Program and requests assistance to build washing facilities for the girls. Wakiso, Uganda.

2017 Vital Voices Mentoring Walk in Kampala, Uganda. CSI Uganda Women and Girls joined several walkers from Centenary Park to Kitante Primary School in Kampala.

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