What We Do

What We Do

What We Do

Health

  • Integrated HIV and AIDS Services
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Gender Based Violence Reduction and Health Rights Promotion
  • Gender Mainstreaming
  • Community and Occupational Health and Safety
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Orphans and Vulnerable Children

Education

  • Basic Education; Child Enrollment and Retention
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Vocational Training and Skilling

Economic Empowerment

  • Economic Empowerment and Income Generation
  • Vocational and Entrepreneurship Skills Training
  • Market Creation/Demand Creation for produced goods
  • Skilling and Business Incubation

Our Approaches

Implementation of our interventions is guided by several approaches. 

  • Hot spot Outreaches for key and priority populations 
  • Skills and Competence Building
  • Mapping and Targeted Community Mobilization
  • Use of Gate Keepers and Local Structures
  • Flexi time and community Moonlight Activities 
  • Use of Individual and Small Group Interventions
  • Strategic Partnerships, Collaborations and Networking
  • Integrated service Delivery
  • Index tracking and Contact Tracing 
  • Information, Education and Communication(IEC)/Behavior Change Communication ( BCC)

Drop In Centre

EMBRACING GLAMOUR AND HEALTH” for Hard to reach populations 

This is a Drop In Centre (DIC) established by UGEM to serve hard to reach populations including Key populations, Performing Artists, Adolescent Girls and young women. The DIC’s major focus is on drug use and mental health, HIV/AIDs, TB, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Based Violence prevention, impact mitigation and linkages among the target populations. The DIC provides a safe space to its target population in a private and exclusive environment. 

Our Projects

Human Rights, Child protection and OVC Support

Human Rights, Child protection and OVC Support

Human rights violations and Child protection are some of the biggest challenges UGEM addresses in her areas of coverage and the country at large. In order to mitigate the effects of human rights violations, UGEM with financial assistance from UCMB implemented several...

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Scaling up of comprehensive TB reduction and control interventions among high-risk populations in Wakiso district.

Scaling up of comprehensive TB reduction and control interventions among high-risk populations in Wakiso district.

The Defeat TB project was implemented in Wakiso District with support of University Research Co. (URC)/ USAID for a period of 12 Months with a goal of contributing to the reduction of new TB infections and control its effects by the end of July 2019 among high-risk populations including prisoners, slum dwellers, factory workers, PLHIV and contacts of confirmed and infectious TB patients using local structures.

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