“… you have given our learners freedom…the freedom to select which stance to go to, it might seem small, but they never had such an opportunity as they frequently queued up to use 2 stances—which were not even ours. Some would go to the bush, but now they have the privacy, they can now ease themselves whenever they like, in a safe place that provides them privacy.”
“During the last lockdown in May this year, my young sister got pregnant, she is only 16. My father was devastated and I was very disappointed. I come from a poor rural family in Kaluba Village, Mayuge district. I was very angry about what happened…I had high hopes for her but now things changed. My father sent her away from home to stay with another relative, but she ran away 3 days later to start marriage to her 22-year-old boyfriend. When I was selected for training as a youth advocate, it gave me the opportunity to speak out against something dear to me. I had just seen the impact of sexual violence in our family and through the training, I learned how to speak out for issues concerning us—the youth.”
“I had known about sexual violence before but I did not know that its magnitude was very huge. I also learned that when I see someone being abused, I need to take action and even report, to my parents, the LC, or even the police. I must speak out against violations of others…
There are things that I used to do that I stopped after realizing their negative effect. I had many sexual partners, but I had to stop the relationships. There are more dangers from having multiple partners than what I used to gain. At the moment, my goal is to positively influence other youths in my village. I have taught my 10 friends about sexual violence; forms, effects, and what to do when one does it. Some of them told me that it is hard to control their sexual urges, but I have told them that they need to think about their future. Whenever they get that urge, I tell them to reflect on the impact of experimenting; something that does not even take 10 minutes may affect you for the rest of your life.
I am very happy that Community Concerns allowed me to teach other young people over the radio. Many of my friends listened to the show; my father was very happy and felt proud of me, he knows that the path I took will lead to a better life. I met district education officials and counselors of Mayuge district. We told them our concerns and the education officials promised to take action next year to address sexual violence in schools. I hope they live up to their words.
Furthermore, I hope we can continue reaching out to more young people, especially those who might miss listening to the radio through dialogues. We need to bring young people together to discuss issues that affect them at the village level, I am certain, we shall see change.”
“… you have given our learners freedom…the freedom to select which stance to go to, it might seem small, but they never had such an opportunity as they frequently queued up to use 2 stances—which were not even ours. Some would go to the bush, but now they have the privacy, they can now ease themselves whenever they like, in a safe place that provides them privacy.”
“During the last lockdown in May this year, my young sister got pregnant, she is only 16. My father was devastated and I was very disappointed. I come from a poor rural family in Kaluba Village, Mayuge district. I was very angry about what happened…I had high hopes for her but now things changed. My father sent her away from home to stay with another relative, but she ran away 3 days later to start marriage to her 22-year-old boyfriend. When I was selected for training as a youth advocate, it gave me the opportunity to speak out against something dear to me. I had just seen the impact of sexual violence in our family and through the training, I learned how to speak out for issues concerning us—the youth.”
“I had known about sexual violence before but I did not know that its magnitude was very huge. I also learned that when I see someone being abused, I need to take action and even report, to my parents, the LC, or even the police. I must speak out against violations of others…
There are things that I used to do that I stopped after realizing their negative effect. I had many sexual partners, but I had to stop the relationships. There are more dangers from having multiple partners than what I used to gain. At the moment, my goal is to positively influence other youths in my village. I have taught my 10 friends about sexual violence; forms, effects, and what to do when one does it. Some of them told me that it is hard to control their sexual urges, but I have told them that they need to think about their future. Whenever they get that urge, I tell them to reflect on the impact of experimenting; something that does not even take 10 minutes may affect you for the rest of your life.
I am very happy that Community Concerns allowed me to teach other young people over the radio. Many of my friends listened to the show; my father was very happy and felt proud of me, he knows that the path I took will lead to a better life. I met district education officials and counselors of Mayuge district. We told them our concerns and the education officials promised to take action next year to address sexual violence in schools. I hope they live up to their words.
Furthermore, I hope we can continue reaching out to more young people, especially those who might miss listening to the radio through dialogues. We need to bring young people together to discuss issues that affect them at the village level, I am certain, we shall see change.”