Kampala Key, Vulnerable and Priority Populations (KVP) News

Rural areas of Uganda, have fast growing urbans and a large youthful population who are yearning to survive and thrive. Subsistence in these areas are based, quire-markedly in semi-mechanized agro-economy, with social services limited to households with yard gardens, roads, schools and hospitals. Agriculture is so laborious and the chores require spending long hours of the day in the gardens or farms. It is not surprising that many youths miss school. Crime is rising in these areas as well. It is hoped that equipping the Uganda Police with mobility equipments will enable them be mobile, swift and cover cases of crime in a timely manner. But, what about looking into mentoring and grooming efforts targeting rural youths? That remains to be seen too.  For those interested in reading about initiatives in rural Uganda please see:   https://blog.usaid.gov/category/power-africa/  and  https://yitug.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/mass-distribution-of-clean-cook-r...

Fast growing urbans and a large youthful populations are two dynamics, Africa needs to look into, design social development with quality life goals, ensure these fast-growing urban areas are a setting for subsistence and where t he girl-child self determination is engendered.  Pregnancies before the age of 18 years are rising, the girl-child is blamed and not the males who are supposed to be the fathers.  This trend is so common that families and communities have normalised such blame to fall squarely on the girl and not the boy.  Girls need   to be provided security and dignity affirmation through mechanisms such as: Rape Victim hotlines; courts and criminal justice system that deter these kinds of crimes; and community-wide initiatives to address crimes against the adolescent girl and young women. Equipping the Uganda Police with facilitation to enable them be mobile, swift and cover cases of crime in a timely manner is commendable.  ...