YOUNG MOTHERS SUPPORT

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“Adolescent Neglected Young mothers Support Program”, is a designed project By golden Trust Savings and Credit Union focusing to support Young Neglected Adolescent Mothers In Wakiso district of Uganda.

Through our continued work in Wakiso district of Uganda, it was discovered that the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown presented different challenges among which is teenage pregnancies resulting into a new generation of adolescent mothers. According to Wakiso District Health report, at least 10,439 girls below the age of 19 years got pregnant in the 2020/21 financial year. Of these, 442 are below 15 years of age. Matugga, Gombe, Kigogwa, Kawanda and Nansana town councils registered the highest cases of teenage pregnancies. Some teenagers have already given birth whereas others are expecting soon.

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