Proper Sanitary Pads Are Keeping Girls In School
Teenagers in a Ugandan village would skip school every month because they didn't have sanitary pads. A new project called AFRIpads is starting to solve that problem.
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He's 14. He Was A Child Soldier. He's Suicidal. How Can He Be Saved?
Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder are high among teens in northern Uganda, a new study shows. Counselors, teachers and parents can help. So can walking on eggs — literally.
Don't Bench That Dentist: A Guide To Ugandan English
The language called "Uglish" is as controversial in Uganda as Ebonics is in the U.S. And now it has its own dictionary. Is it just bad English or a legitimate local variant?
A Former Child Soldier Will Stand Trial In The Hague For War Crimes
Dominic Ongwen is accused of forcing child soldiers to beat, maim and kill. Only he himself was once a victim — abducted by Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army as a 10-year-old walking home from school.
Education Plan: Sell Goat, Ride Bus 300 Miles, Sneak Into Prez's House
Getting into high school was a long, strange journey for 11-year-old Ugandan orphan James Arinaitwe. It started when his grandmother sold the family goat to pay for shoes and a bus ticket.
Son Of Ex-Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin Says 'Guardian' Obituary Had Errors
But the British newspaper's ombudsman says that after a thorough review, The Guardian does not plan to revise the 2003 obituary of the Ugandan leader.
Ugandan LGBT Activist Recommended For Asylum In U.S.
John Abdallah Wambere applied for asylum in the U.S. after Uganda passed a harsh anti-gay law earlier this year. His application has now been recommended for approval, pending a background check.