Reach a hand uganda (rahu) profile 2016

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Our purpose Meet the team Why we do what we do How we do it Our Projects

REACH A HAND UGANDA ORGANIZATIONAL

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PROFILE 2016

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REACH A HAND UGANDA ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE 2016

Who we are A youth led and youth centered organization, Reach A Hand Uganda focuses on youth empowerment programs with an emphasis on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention as well as life skills’ development. Through the design of innovative, creative and effective communication strategies and campaigns, we seek to create awareness and mitigate the sexual health risks among the young people today.

Our purpose The vision that fuels our drive to reach a diverse group of youth is; For young people to make informed choices in life.

With this in mind, our mission is; to empower young people in Uganda with complete information, the skills and tools which enable them to live healthy, focused and productive lives.

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THE TEAM

Meet the team Ours is a dynamic, passionate and committed young team who believe in the power, potential and future of the youth. This is the group that makes it happen;

Gilbert Beyamba CHIEF OF STAFF

Humphrey Nabimanya FOUNDER AND TEAM LEADER

Daphne Asiimwe

FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER

Bakshi Asuman

MANAGER PROGRAMS, SRHR & IMPLEMENTATION

Ibrahim Batambuze

COMMUNICATIONS & ADVOCACY OFFICER

Maureen Andinda

MANAGER PROGRAMS, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING

Janet Kukundakwe FINANCE OFFICER

Linda Mwesigwa

Gift Mbabazi OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

PARTNERSHIP & REPUTATION MANAGER

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Why we do what we do

20%

THE FACTS

34%

1.28

MILLION

OF GIRLS IN UGANDA AGED BETWEEN

15 -19

of Uganda’s population is aged between 10 - 24

years.

19.5

3.7%

of the youth aged between

15 - 24 years are HIV positive in Uganda.

MILLION

YEARS ARE CURRENTLY

MARRIED

At least 52.3% of Ugandans have access to mobile phones translating into more than 19.5 million* Ugandans. *Source: Uganda Communications Commission

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THE FACTS

14%

Teen girls have limited access to contraception.

Only 14% of teenage girls aged 15 - 19 years use a contraceptive method.

27% 5%

Only 5% of Health centres in Uganda provide Youth Friendly Sexual Reproductive Health Services.

of women aged 15-49 years are using modern methods of contraception

Youth Secondary School enrollment

GIRLS

63%

of young people were not happy with the services they received at a health center.

BOYS

15% 16%

Against this background, our work and efforts are timely to make a contribution to ensuring that every young person in Uganda can access the accurate information to aid and direct them in taking that crucial life decision regarding their reproductive health and overall wellbeing.

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Where we work As of 2015, we have initiatives in the areas1 of Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi, Mbarara, Jinja, Iganga and Mukono.

Nakaseke Kampala Luwero Iganga Jinja Mukono Wakiso Mpigi Mbarara

AS FEATURED ON2: BBC, Huffington post, Bella Naija, Girls

not Brides, HIT Magazine, New Vision, Daily Monitor, Observer, NBS TV, Urban TV, Bukedde TV, NTV 1 2

RAHU initiatives will be reaching to more districts of Uganda in 2016 View Links to articles and stories at www.reachahand.org

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HOW WE DO IT

How we do it Reach A Hand Uganda works within schools and communities where at most risk young people can be accessed. Through innovative ways, we engage the youth to capture and highlight their voice in our activities and programming.

SOCIAL MEDIA

PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING

CULTURAL ICONS

SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS

PARTNERSHIPS & LINKAGES

MUSIC

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Our Projects PEER EDUCATORS’ ACADEMY; This is an eight month

program organized essentially to equip (a threshold of 50) young people with information and skills on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRHR) and Rights as well as acquiring the necessary life skills to make informed life choices. After the intensive training carried out in January, the peer educators are posted to different schools, communities and attached to various organizations where they are mentored for the remaining seven months.

During this time, they as SRHR advocates and Behavioral Change agents partake in mentoring their peers within the schools and communities on how to live better lives based on the information they receive.

GET YOUR MIX OUT (GYMO); Get Your Mix Out is a

behavioral change campaign targeting young people between the ages of 15 to 24. Under the tagline, “My body, my life, my choice!”, the aim of the campaign, is to foster a supportive environment for young people to empower them with knowledge and skills to understand their sexuality. This campaign uses edutainment to creatively share messages to help young people easily comprehend the SRHR message in an effort to change behavior.

SAUTIPLUS; Through varied online platforms, this project’s

aim is to widely disseminate Comprehensive Sexuality Education information to young people in a relatable tone. Through creative real time online interactions, SAUTIPlus seeks to overhaul the communication of SRHR information to young people through familiar online channels and seeks to be the go-to platform for online reproductive health information sharing.

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OUR PROJECTS

RAHU SRHR YOUTH FUND; Through a model that leverages the strengths and networks of Community Based Organizations working with young people in Uganda, RAHU empowers these organizations by building their capacities in organizational and staff structural development and to ably address the SRHR challenges of young people within their respective districts. Due to our invaluable partnerships, we provide a seed grant to the select CBOs to support them in reaching a wider network of young people experiencing SRHR challenges.

THE INTER GENERATIONAL DIALOGUE; This is

a multi demographic conversation that brings together key stakeholders in the field of youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights issues to a round table to openly and expansively discuss the challenges that inhibit young people from accessing the knowledge that is fundamental to informing the choices they make in life; economic, social and cultural choices.

“I KNOW� CAMPAIGN; After a while of focusing on 12-

24 year olds, RAHU realised that the out-of-school youth, that is 25-35 year olds, are being affected by reproductive health challenges and HIV largely due to inadequate information.

Through the iKnow campaign, we bridge that gap by carrying out sensitization activities within communities and partnering with health service providers to bring SRHR services such as HIV Testing and Counselling closer to them.

THE MUSICAL PROJECT; The musical project seeks to

inspire young people through music and songs laced with SRHR information. The songs and performances under this project are carried out by RAHU Cultural icons in an effort to inspire and motivate the young people through familiar avenues like music.

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Who helps us make a difference OUR PEER EDUCATORS

DONORS

GOVERNMENT BODIES

UN AGENCIES

ACADEMIA

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WHO HELPS US

THE PRIVATE SECTOR

MEDIA

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CIVIL SOCIETY

IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

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