Meeting with Days for Girls Enterprise

Weekend in Kampala

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January 31st 2022
On Friday I went to meet with Days for Girls who’s office is outside of Kampala, the capital. This is a non-profit that was started in 2008 in the US. Their focus is period poverty: how many days of school or work would you miss each month if you didn’t have access to proper menstrual supplies? It started with kits being made in the US and brought to those in need by humanitarian groups. DfG i ... read more

Africa » Uganda

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more