UVP Blog Archive

A Chance Encounter, A Life Transformed: Lydia’s Journey to Healing
Growing up in a peasant family in Kiryandongo District, life was never easy for Lydia. She only attended primary school as financial constraints forced her to leave school early. Seeking a new beginning, she moved to Bukwenda, Katale in Wakiso District, where she married at just 15 years old. By 17, Lydia was expecting her first child. At eight months …
From Despair to Dignity: Agnes’ Journey of Hope
At only 15 years of age, Agnes Tumungo fell pregnant. She did not attend antenatal services because of the distance to the nearest hospital and she equally lacked money for transport and clothes to go to the hospital. She spent three days in labour being attended to by a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in her local community. After the TBA …
Triumph After Trials: A Long Awaited Surgery Success
Manuela Adubango, a 48-year-old refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fled to Uganda after the death of her family members. She now lives in Yabwengi Village, Kiryandongo District, with her son. Manuela has given birth to seven children but tragically lost six of them. A fistula developed during her third pregnancy where, without access to a nearby health …