Mary’s Journey from Depression to improved ART adherence through Interpersonal Group TherapyMaria NakacwaAugust 1, 2023Mary Mandera, a resilient 40-year-old South Sudanese refugee living in Pagirinya settlement, Adjuman…Read More
A Journey to resilience through Interpersonal Group TherapyMaria NakacwaJuly 19, 2023United by a shared experience of displacement and the struggles it entails, twelve South Sudanese re…Read More
Building refugee resilience at household level through backyard gardening.Maria NakacwaDecember 20, 2022In 2020, World Food Programme announced a food ration reduction to 60% for all refugee settlements i…Read More
Refugees in Adjumani embrace cassava growingMaria NakacwaNovember 29, 2022Refugee women from Maaji refugee settlement, Ukusijoni sub-county, Adjumani district together with m…Read More
FIGHTING MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN THROUGH CARE GROUPs: A Story of JenniferMaria NakacwaNovember 22, 20221Jennifer is a South Sudanese refugee living with six children and her husband in the Bidibidi refuge…Read More
Improving Lives through VSLAs: Logworong’s StoryMaria NakacwaSeptember 28, 2022Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) are a sustainable saving mechanism that is rapidly grow…Read More
Ugandan Refugees Suffer from Increased Mental Health and Substance Use ProblemsMaria NakacwaAugust 22, 2022https://movendi.ngo/news/2022/07/08/ugandan-refugees-suffer-from-increased-mental-health-and-substan…Read More
Change champion Anzoa promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health in MoyoMaria NakacwaMay 9, 2022Gladys Anzoa is a 24-year-old adolescent change champion from Odiya Village, Logoba Sub County in Mo…Read More
The impact of “Go back to school campaign”Maria NakacwaMay 5, 20221The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated Uganda’s already-existing problem of teen pregnancy. The pandemic …Read More
Championing interventions to improve immunization regimens for unreached and under-immunized children by Care Group Volunteers (CGVs)-Bidi-Bidi refugee settlementMaria NakacwaFebruary 20, 2022Immunization is a proven strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality among children. Uganda has sp…Read More
Empowering refugees through backyard gardening-Palorinya refugee settlementMaria NakacwaOctober 8, 2021AFOD in consortium with Palm Corps through complementary activities on backyard gardening has establ…Read More
Climate-smart keyhole vegetable gardening-an Action Against Hunger (ACF)Maria NakacwaSeptember 29, 2021Climate change and increased climate variability present new risks and vulnerabilities for individua…Read More
Community group volunteers-CGVs the unsung heroes in Promoting healthy behaviors and parenting skills among mothers-Bidi-Bidi refugee settlementMaria NakacwaSeptember 27, 2021Pregnant women in Koboko tend to have low adherence to antenatal and postnatal care thus contributin…Read More
Championing interventions to improve immunization regimens for unreached and under-immunized children by Care Group Volunteers (CGVs)-Bidi-Bidi refugee settlementMaria NakacwaSeptember 23, 2021Immunization is a proven strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality among children. Uganda has sp…Read More
Teenage pregnancy a growing vice in Moyo and Adjumani District-West Nile RegionMaria NakacwaDecember 23, 2020Rose aged (15) is a primary seven dropout now a teenage mother to a two weeks old baby boy Aron from…Read More
Giving hope to those in denial of HIV statusMaria NakacwaDecember 23, 2020AFOD Uganda with funding from Infectious Disease Institute plays a unique role in the fight against …Read More
ALICE VENTURES INTO GOAT REARINGMaria NakacwaOctober 11, 2019Rajo Alice a 38 years old south Sudanese refugee fled South Sudan to Uganda on the 12th July 2016 th…Read More
PROMOTING HEALTHY DIETS FOR MOTHERS AND INFANTS THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION-LOBULE MSGsMaria NakacwaAugust 13, 2019To promote optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) among other nutrition interventions in the …Read More
A BENEFICIARY OF CASH AID HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A PROGRESSIVE FARMERMaria NakacwaAugust 12, 2019I left South Sudan when the war broke out between the Dinkas and Nuer which left many south Sudanese…Read More
VSLA Groups in Lobule, Koboko DistrictMaria NakacwaAugust 7, 20192In order to build on the momentum created by other global initiatives and to sufficiently address th…Read More
Kepa a Benefactor of the GFA Programme at Chinyi Refugee Settlement, PalorinyaMaria NakacwaAugust 7, 2019To supplement the food entitlement I receive through the GFA Programme, I have established a small d…Read More
TRANSFORMING PERENNIAL CHALLENGES USING VSLA!Maria NakacwaMarch 19, 2019Madang savings group found in Kuku cluster in zone B has strengthened their savings initiative with …Read More
CBT BENEFICIARY EXCELS IN 2018 UGANDA’S PLEMaria NakacwaMarch 19, 2019My name is Tom a 57 year old Congolese who came to Uganda in October 2013 due to insurgency in DRC. …Read More
NUTRITION PROGRAM RESTORES HOPE TO A PREGNANT TEENAGER!Maria NakacwaJanuary 14, 2019 In Koboko District, West Nile region, the total number of females aged 6-15 years not attending s…Read More
Fortified Blended Foods, the Eye OpenerMaria NakacwaDecember 20, 2018Acute malnutrition among under-fives and pregnant lactating women (PLW) has a severe consequences on…Read More
Savings, Our Ray of Hope!Maria NakacwaDecember 20, 2018Koboko District is host to 4,913 refugees based on refugee and asylum seekers demographic released b…Read More
Mother Support Group Savings and Loans Association, my Livelihood Savior!Maria NakacwaDecember 20, 2018Lobule refugee camp is located about 15 kilometers east of Koboko Town in Lobule Sub County, Koboko …Read More
A Refugee Discovers a Business Passion due to Cash Based Transfer and AFOD Financial Literacy EducationMaria NakacwaNovember 15, 2018Photo Credit: AFOD cash team Caption: Amina displays her items for sale at the cash distribution poi…Read More
Crawling 1 year and 3 month’s old boy regains health and starts walkingMaria NakacwaNovember 15, 2018Shafik is a 1 year and 3 months old boy from Kinyaki village, Aliribu parish in Lobule sub-county. T…Read More
Enriched Porridge brings delight to a Mother!Maria NakacwaNovember 15, 2018MCHN and TSFP project is implemented in four health facilities in Koboko District where mothers are …Read More
Desire for scholastic materials cost my educationMaria NakacwaNovember 15, 2018AFOD programme in Adjumani District responds to the health needs of the young people. Young people i…Read More
Early marriage not a solution to my futureMaria NakacwaNovember 15, 2018Adjumani District, Kureku East village, Bacere Parish, Ofua Sub County Caption: AFOD staff, teach…Read More
A happy Kennedy at lastMaria NakacwaNovember 15, 20181Caption: Marion the mother and Kennedy Alliance Forum for Development (AFOD) has been implementing T…Read More
Orphaned at 1 month, a survivor from oedemaMaria NakacwaNovember 15, 2018Queen is an orphaned baby whose mother died when she was 1 month old, with very little help from rel…Read More
A ray of hope for the twins Kato and WasswaMaria NakacwaNovember 13, 2018Caption: Mother and the twins Nnalongo is a 31 year old mother from Alutura village, Lurujo parish, …Read More
Championing efforts to help young people stay in school in Adjumani DistrictMaria NakacwaNovember 13, 2018Caption: AFOD team having a dialogue with Anzoa parents. AFOD – Uganda targeted adolescents in upper…Read More
A one year and 4 months old regained from moderate acute malnutrition.Maria NakacwaNovember 13, 2018Caption: AFOD staff during a monitoring visit Mr. Maxwell and Shanitah lives in Lurujo, a village in…Read More
Targeted supplementary feeding programme saves Calvin’s life, Koboko district, Uganda.Maria NakacwaNovember 13, 2018Calvin is a 3-year-old boy abandoned by his mother at a tender age of 1 year and 6 months. He is a b…Read More
Transforming lives of school girls from the jaws of early marriages in Adjumani District-UgandaMaria NakacwaNovember 13, 2018AFOD staff during a dialogue with Family members of Endreo Gladys Although Uganda has made remarkabl…Read More
SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFEMaria NakacwaNovember 13, 2018In this community, the youth in general had several problems before AFOD-Uganda came in. Of course w…Read More
