Decades ago, women in Uganda rose with a strong determination; to thrive. The sun rose and we saw the wide smile of the day The season we had worked and anticipated for so long Economic, education, political and social…
I met Tamarack (Tam) Verrall on World Pulse when she made a great comment on one of my articles and we clicked. World Pulse being a platform and network of grassroots women raising their voices about issues affecting them…
Girls right for education should not be violated, they have right to access good education, as boys do, and right to take any course, in Uganda girls are still suffering when it comes to the right education, but as world…
Ending Sexual and Gender based Violence is not a ones persons' effort but a collective and holistic approach. here In Uganda in refugee settlements there has been an increase in child marriages, defilement, intimate partner…
Did you know Uganda is the most entrepreneurial country in the world as of 2019. Many youth here channel their creativity into small businesses to showcase their talents through different types of craftsmanship. The problem…
The month of October at Big Box started off with us concluding the “ Meet the Artisans ” campaign. We showcased the beautiful founders of The Puristry Organics , Shillat and Chantal. The Puristry Organics is an organic skin…
At least a third of the world’s schoolchildren – 463 million children globally – were unable to access remote learning when COVID-19 shuttered their schools, according to a new UNICEF. [1] Across different African countries…
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES TO WOMEN’S REALISATION OF THE RIGHT TO SEXUAL &REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN POLYGYAMOUS MARRIAGES IN UGANDA Mwanga Mastullah Ashah ABSTRACT Polygamy remains one of the key topics in various…
The Sexual Offence Bill was drafted in 2000 and in 2016 it was tabled as a private member bill by Kumi Woman MP, Monicah Amoding (UWOPA Chairperson). A renewed call for an enactment of the bill came at the beginning of March…
D uring my time of growing up as a child, no one ever spoke of rape or sexual violence. All I heard about was pregnancy. It was even taboo to speak about it. This was spoken among peers not parents or teachers either. But I…
Looking at a disabled youth or child, what comes in everyone’s mind if not many is pity and imaginations of helplessness for life. But this should not be the case. The issue is the society and the values it holds for the…
Dear Grace, Today is a special day in your life. Happy 17th Birthday! I write this letter to you with love and compassion as a woman, mother and friend. Growing from childhood through adolescence into womanhood is a journey…
Big Box started off the month of September by continuing the “Meet the Artisans” campaign. By the end of August, we had featured one artisan, Rungi’s which later rebranded to Stitched by Rungi’s. We continued the campaign by…
I'm called emmanuella, i am a Congolese by nationality. i didn't get the chance to be in a rich family, but i got the chance to have great parents by my side. When i was young we were living in a place called goma, i always…
I recently meet a group of women with disability in a rural village in Uganda who were able to share their stories. Asamo (not real name) told me her story how she has been able to rise from ashes after her husband threw her…
Young people migrate for various reasons. Intra country migration across Africa is mainly from rural areas to urban areas is mainly in search of job opportunities, to attend school for those lucky to go to college or…
My name is John, a 29 year old male Ugandan, a High school teacher by Profession. I started up a Primary school known as "Source of Light Primary School", located in one of the rural communities in Uganda. The school has 320…
While others rejoice being head of the family, it's very debastdevas when this comes at a vert young age as you tend to miss alot of Parenthood love, care, support & socialisation. Most of 70% of African diseases are…
Malaria is number one killer in Uganda. We try to reach millions of people with audiovisual songs so that people appreciate the impact malaria has created in Uganda. We try to include; malaria transmission, signs and…
I am a Ugandan women. I grew up with my elder brother and a grandma after loosing my parents at a very tender age. I have a pamphlet of the untold stories about my lifestyle. I understand many more girl child have gone and…
Hi world purse team, I bring greetings from Hope on The Rock ministries in Jinja Uganda East Africa. A home of HOPE for teenage mothers and widows. I came up with a local hand washing system idea and I desire to train my…
Iam muramuzi Julius here in Uganda who always asks him self about what's next after this pandemic, My dear members if you make a touch into the coming situation you see a lot of changes in which many are so effective to our…
AWADIFO OLGA KILI is our WOMAWORDS representative for young women and girls and represents Uganda in #WOMAWORDS LITERARY PRESS Hall of Fame. A Youthful Literary,genius.A dedicated and widely published writer poet attending…
“I picture it like Judgement Day,' he says finally, his eyes on the water. 'We'll rise up out of our bodies and find each other again in spirit form. We'll meet in that new place, all of us together, and first it'll seem…
Hello members ,for this unexpected out come of covid-19 came with different kinds of effects where lockdown has ccome withwith carfew,quarlatine,that are fully effective to our dear mothers mostly,where there ones building…