Redefining hidden potential among the victims of teenage pregnancies

We can collectively say No to Gender Based Violence in distinguished communities. It starts with me to you. It’s about us. You’ve been a victim, seen a victim or about to experience the two but proactively can put this vice to an end. As Umbrella of Hope Initiative in Gulu District ,we’re reaching out to every identified child mother and teenage pregnant girls for restoration of hope and redefinition of their hidden potentials as far as finding a living is concerned. Through quick fix for incomes have managed to avail training to 50 beneficiaries in vocational based disciplines of making reusable shopping bags and soon will attain more training in making exercise books and craft shoes all which have already identified market. This is under provision of PISCCA project geared by French Embassy implemented under GBV coalition lead by FIDA Uganda. The organization took responsibility to lobby for services like immunization for children to child mothers, business literacy platforms where we’re given opportunity to expose them and as well send messages of mindset change to intergenerational audience. During the Social Business Competitions at Gulu University Faculty of Agriculture and Environment organized by kampala International University supported by Yunus Centre in Uganda took merit of platform to exhibit and explain our efforts towards empowering victims and survivors of GBV with business knowledge for a living. We not only talked of business but also had counselling sessions to young audience from secondary schools about the role young people can play as change agents to cease Gender-based violence within their proximity and beyond. According to Oyet Innocent, the project manager Umbrella of Hope initiative revealed to the audience that such gathering often should be used to avail and spread messages leading to change of mindset towards ending GBV which is among the primary factors or backsliding development in our societies. “Our beneficiaries are already exercising social business with transition from skills acquisition to obtaining start ups to ensure change of narrative leading to zero hunger, poverty and unemployment ,however, these lack access to information technology knowledge, “Simon Ajuna Digital lead remarked. It’s high time they learnt how to use existing digital platforms to their advantage for market identification, advocacy platform access and more. New inventions are to keep shaping the World operations on demand for quick adaptability to ensure the World isn’t far from you.