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“At my former home, I was beaten and abused while having to take the drugs. I became homeless loitering in the village with people calling me a ‘mad’ woman.” Teopista Babenda sharing her journey to mental health.

“At my former home, I was beaten and abused while having to take the drugs. I became homeless loitering in the village with people calling me a ‘mad’ woman.” Teopista Babenda sharing her journey to mental health.

Mental Health
Creating, strengthening and guarding safe spaces in the community where women share and follow up on each other to ensure they are well is of paramount importance to fostering mental health among women.

Creating, strengthening and guarding safe spaces in the community where women share and follow up on each other to ensure they are well is of paramount importance to fostering mental health among women.

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Support groups provide safe spaces for counseling for women dealing with mental health in communities and a sense of belonging to the women in communities. Kikonda Women Group.

Support groups provide safe spaces for counseling for women dealing with mental health in communities and a sense of belonging to the women in communities. Kikonda Women Group.

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Official Launch of

Official Launch of "Kasa! - Ending Sexual Violence in West Africa"

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Women attending the mental health and ART clinic at Kiboga hospital, Uganda.

Women attending the mental health and ART clinic at Kiboga hospital, Uganda.

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“It is like stress and I have been in this condition for some time. Sometimes, the mental health issue becomes so bad that I leave home going to places unbeknownst to me.” Kedina Kedrace, Kyankwanzi.

“It is like stress and I have been in this condition for some time. Sometimes, the mental health issue becomes so bad that I leave home going to places unbeknownst to me.” Kedina Kedrace, Kyankwanzi.

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“Many times, all we need is to be in a circle of friends to laugh and share our joys, tears and encourage each other.” Women of the Kyakabuga community drug distribution point support group.

“Many times, all we need is to be in a circle of friends to laugh and share our joys, tears and encourage each other.” Women of the Kyakabuga community drug distribution point support group.

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Women support groups advancing the rights to proper community based mental health care. We need to listen to the voices of women concerning mental health. They best can express their concerns.

Women support groups advancing the rights to proper community based mental health care. We need to listen to the voices of women concerning mental health. They best can express their concerns.

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“Having a safe place to live makes me feel at peace.” Teopista Babenda at her home.

“Having a safe place to live makes me feel at peace.” Teopista Babenda at her home.

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“We sing, we dance and we share. Our support groups are safe spaces where we get to hear different testimonies and how our fellow women deal with mental health and in the process we are helped.” Kikonda Women Group.

“We sing, we dance and we share. Our support groups are safe spaces where we get to hear different testimonies and how our fellow women deal with mental health and in the process we are helped.” Kikonda Women Group.

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“Sometimes all we need are ears and hearts that listen to our story.” Lilian Piwunu.

“Sometimes all we need are ears and hearts that listen to our story.” Lilian Piwunu.

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“With counselling from village health workers, I feel strengthened. I feel better with a hope that I will be healthy. I will not die.” Kedina Kedrace in her house smiling.

“With counselling from village health workers, I feel strengthened. I feel better with a hope that I will be healthy. I will not die.” Kedina Kedrace in her house smiling.

Mental Health