Chapter Profiles GlobeMed at UCLA
Who We Are
Founded in 2008, GlobeMed at UCLA is one of 32 GlobeMed chapters working to improve the health of people living in poverty around the world. We partner with the Amuru Youth Center in Anaka, Uganda. Together, we work to fight inequities in sexual health among the adolescents of the Nwoya District.
Our Partner - Amuru Youth Center in Amuru District, Uganda
The Amuru Youth Center offers free reproductive health services for young people aged10-24yrs in the town of Anaka, Uganda.Founded in 2009 in a former refugee camp, the project goal is to reduce new HIV infections among young people by 20% in the Nwoyadistrict. The center is one of five in Northern Uganda and works under the Straight TalkFoundation to provide the community with free HIV testing and counseling, educationalvisits to schools, and weekly forums for several groups including girls and boys, youngmothers, teachers, parents, and HIV positive youth.
Our Project - $8,000 to expand the center and implement a goat-rearing income generation project for local young mothers.
The Amuru Youth Center and GlobeMed at UCLA are currently working to create more youth-friendly programs that will help foster the center’s role in the community. Increasing the number of youth who frequent the Amuru Youth Center, whether it be for recreational or educational purposes, is essential to achieving our overarching goal of opening up communication and de-stigmatizing sexual health education amongst local youth.
In addition to small improvements, games, sports equipment, and educational materials, we will be funding a semi-permanent tent to expand the size and capacity ofthe center to support their current programs.
We are also working with local young mothers to develop an income generating project centered on goat-rearing. Goats are a valuable asset in myriad ways, aiding mothers in supporting their families and bolstering the local economy. The milk they produce is highly nutritious and beneficial to young children, their meat can be sold for a significant profit, and little investment is required to sustain them. Most importantly, breeding allows them to be a sustainable intervention, providing a longterm solution to poverty.
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Amuru Youth Center
Anaka, Uganda
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