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  • Turning Recovery into Purpose: From Survivor to Ambassador
    After three long days of labor, Zahara was still trying to deliver at home with the help of a traditional birth attendant (TBA). Assured by her husband that she’d be fine, she kept trying—despite the severe pain and lack of progress. Her baby was too large, and her birth canal too narrow, but the TBA continued urging her to push. …
  • 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 …

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