Uganda
Wakiso District has an alarming rate of teenage mothers. According to the baseline study conducted by the District Community-Based Services Department in partnership with the Uganda Bureau of Statics (2002-2011), eight out of every 10 mothers in Wakiso are teenagers.The district records show that 38 per cent of the children.
Starting Up
The project started in a friend’s garage in Nansana, Wakiso District. Nanvule picked five teenage mothers in Nansana and the organization started teaching them how to make beads.
From the garage, she moved the project to a home in Nansana West Zone II, which she had built for her late mother. The girls continued with their business of making beads, and they would soon include bakery and tailoring.
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