Adolescent girls, in particular face multiple vulnerabilities. According to Ministry of Health, 25 per cent of Ugandan teenagers become pregnant by the age of 19 and close to half are married before their18th birthday.
Adolescent girls are severely and unevenly at risk of HIV infection, dropping out of school as a result of unwanted pregnancies and early marriages.
Kaleke Kasome Foundation is committed to working together with government and line partners in promoting adolescent health and care.
Objective:
To provide access to appropriate information and life skills for healthy adolescent living.
What we are doing
- Provision of integrated sexual and reproductive health information, care and support to adolescents at risk of and living with HIV and AIDS.
- Provision of menstrual health management and sanitary wear to adolescent
- Life skills training to promote health seeking behavior among adolescents