One of YAWE Foundation’s most innovative approaches has been encouraging girls living with HIV to participate in indoor games that are traditionally considered male-dominated. These girls participate in, Darts, Chess, Ludo, Draft and playing cards. In communities where the games are often associated with boys and men, creating opportunities for girls to play challenges gender…
Football has become much more than recreation. Through participation, girls build friendships, teamwork, leadership skills, resilience and self-confidence. Sporting activities are integrated with counselling, peer support, HIV treatment literacy, adherence promotion, mentorship and life-skills education. These activities create safe spaces where girls can interact, discuss challenges and support one another. Most importantly, participants are recognized…
YAWE Foundation has been breaking barriers through building confidence by promoting Gender Equality and Psychosocial Wellbeing among Girls Living with HIV through sports that are traditionally considered male-dominated. YAWE Foundation’s most innovative approach has been encouraging girls living with HIV to participate in sports traditionally considered male-dominated. In communities where football is often associated with…
On April 16th and 17th, 2025, YAWE Foundation carried out a successful food relief distribution to support youth living with HIV across Fort Portal City, Kabarole, and Bunyangabu districts. This initiative provided much-needed support to 181 youth, addressing food insecurity issues that had been clearly voiced during the 12th Annual Youth Conference held at YAWE…
Food insecurity is one of the leading health and nutrition issues facing young positive adolescent mothers, children, and all other marginalized youth (disabled, PLHIV) among others in the community. This is maybe the crisis of Covid19, which continues to cause sustainable hardships for families and communities on a massive scale since the economy lowered in…