GBV SCREENING, HIV/AIDS TESTING AND GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SESSIONS ON THE DAY OF AFRICAN CHILD (DAC) CELEBRATION AT BUNGOKHO SUB-COUNTY HEAD QUARTERS (MBALE DISTRICT)
The government, NGOs, international organizations and other stakeholders gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the full realization of the rights of children in Africa under the Theme: “Education for all Children in Africa: the Time is Now”. Which focused on building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa. MNYPA and TUJAYEPA with support from Amplify Change conducted a one day physical dialogues with adolescent girls and boys to empower them with knowledge on AYSHR (Adolescent Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Rights) and GBV screening to enhance service demand, uptake and utilization, HIV/AIDS testing and guidance and counseling sessions with pupils involving in some games. The activities were successfully achieved and 66 clients attended both sessions of which 53 were females with 13 males. In GBV screening a total of 50 clients were involved in this activity of which they were 35 females and 15 males screened. For HIV/AIDS testing a total of 14 pupil were tested in these 3 were females and 11 males.
