by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Saraphina Saraphina, a 27-year-old mother of five, lives in a peaceful village outside the town of Kikonda in central Uganda. Saraphina’s husband, a Village Health Volunteer (VHT) responsible for educating members of his community about various health practices,...
by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Tereza Tereza, a 28-year-old mother of three, lives in a small village outside of Kikonda, in central Uganda. She and her neighbors gather in the shade of her jackfruit tree. She is joyful, warm, and laughs freely. Her youngest is a baby girl named Marjorie. Her two...
by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Monicca Monicca is known in her community as Nnalongo, a title of respect earned from giving birth to twins. At 42 and with eight children, she lives in a joint family with her sister, nephews, and nieces. With their husbands no longer in the picture, the sisters...
by Sarah Baird | Feb 22, 2021 | Mothers
Gift Gift, a nineteen-year-old entrepreneur and mother, exudes the confidence and wisdom of a woman well beyond her years. She smiles and holds her firstborn, Ryan Joli, who at seven months old has big, brown eyes full of curiosity and wonder. During her prenatal...
by Sarah Baird | Sep 7, 2020 | LTBLI news and updates
Learning in the Time of COVID Written by guest author Siriman Kiryowa, a Field Research Analyst at Solar Health Uganda The Global Pandemic and Education in Uganda Here in Uganda, students are suffering from the compounded issues of school closings, lack of access to...
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