African Women and Youth Action for Development
@AWYAD_UG
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AWYAD was established in 2010, by the Late Rev. Fr. Johannes Prus Joseph Van Deven who had a strong passion to support vulnerable women, youth and Children.
Plot 14/16 Semawata Rd Kampala
Joined January 2023
Phiona Kyabakazi, a member of the Ebenezer Savings Group in the Naguru Go Down Community, faced a challenging period when she left her marriage due to persistent abuse. Her husband criticized her for not supporting the family financially, leaving her both emotionally and
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RT @UNHCRuganda: On this #WorldHumanitarianDay @UNHCRUganda highlights the dedication of partners working to prevent & respond to GBV. In….
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RT @GNB_Uganda: We are glad to have @Moglsd_UG at the forefront with Ms. Lydia Wasula the Principal Probation and Welfare Officer, sharing….
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Happy #InternationalYouthDay2025 .Young People are building real change ~right where they are. Let's keep believing in them, creating spaces and platforms for them to thrive. #YouthDay #youthday2025
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🌟 Partnerships That Change Lives! 🌟. Last weekend in Kawempe, AWYAD joined @SetHerFree1 to celebrate their 14th Graduation Ceremony—a joyful and emotional day filled with stories of hope and transformation. Among the graduates were 30 refugee women who were supported and
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RT @ngoforum: @OpenSociety @InfoAPN @UhuruInstitute @CivsourceAfrica @KCDF @CivLegacy_F @Restless_Uganda @NyakaGlobal Thank you for Being P….
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RT @EnabelinUganda: Think your idea can solve private sector challenges? . The Ideation Challenge 2025 is your chance to turn it into actio….
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RT @Backup_Uganda: We believe every child can learn, including those with learning difficulties & disabilities💙. Today’s topic: The Role of….
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Under the INSPIRE Project, funded by @BDMOFA and implemented by AWYAD on behalf of War Child, children in Kyaka II and Oruchinga refugee settlements are getting a new chance to learn. Many of these children have missed school because of conflict and crisis. The project helps
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RT @africanngos: Report Launch - join @AfricanNGOs & @EPIC_Africa_ on Thursday, 31 July 2025, for the launch of our new report on the impac….
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Thank you for honoring the legacy of Josephine Laker. On behalf of AWYAD, we deeply appreciate your unwavering support and solidarity. May God's blessings continue to abound in your life. #Gratitude
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📍 Location: Kitgum. It is with profound sorrow that we bid farewell to our beloved sister, Josephine Laker, today. Your light touched so many lives, and though words fall short in expressing the depth of our grief, we find comfort in the legacy you’ve left behind—one rooted in
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RT @CivLegacy_F: 🙌🏾 Only 1️⃣ Day Left!.Last Chance to Register; Tomorrow is Too Late. 🤜🏾. 🗓 4–6 August .📍Kampala.🕒 Deadline for registratio….
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To all our beloved partners, stakeholders, friends of the late Josephine Laker, her family, the clergy, government representatives, civil society actors, development partners, and the entire AWYAD team—thank you for standing with us today at St. Luke’s Church of Uganda, Ntinda,
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At Bukere Primary School, located in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement 📍, AWYAD is actively equipping students with self-protection strategies through comprehensive training. This initiative is part of the #IncreasingAccessToSafeandInclusiveEducation (IASIE) project, funded by
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RT @EduCannotWait: 📣@EduCannotWait funding has reached over 325K children in #Bangladesh, supporting the education response to the Rohingya….
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📍 Bukere Primary School – Kyaka Refugee Settlement. AWYAD, under the #IASIE project (Increasing Access to Safe and Inclusive Education), funded by @EduCannotWait and implemented on behalf of @savechildrenug, recently conducted a vital training on Menstrual Hygiene Management.
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📸~ AWYAD officer poses with Esperance Umahoro, a student from Itambabiniga Primary School, beaming with joy after receiving a #MenstrualHygieneKit. Through the #IncreasingAccessToSafeAndInclusiveEducationProject—funded by @EduCannotWait and implemented by AWYAD on behalf of
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27th/06/2025 ~ Day 2 at the #ExchangeHumanitarianConference AWYAD’s Executive Director, @StevenWamono, contributed to a powerful panel discussion on capacity sharing—examined within the broader lens of capacity building, strengthening, and mutual exchange. He shared that, in
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