Uganda: Grassroots Women Leaders Provide a Critical Link Between Survivors and Services

[Spotlight Initiative] Amudat District -- "Mwana muke hana haki yake! Mwana muke hana haki yake," says Rebecca Chepkateke with anguish. A Kiswahili expression that means "women have no rights," she's heard this phrase repeated too many times to women in the Amudat district when they attempt to report gender-based violence (GBV) to community leaders.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news