In part 2 of this story, Mbabazi Martha Atai's experience in saving lives of many young people continues as she shares her experience with the HIV prevention and advocacy response especially amongst children since 2006, she also discusses inclusive community menstrual health and hygiene interventions, and same status relationships. Please don't miss it! #EmergentWoman

This 16 Days of Activism, we are proud to collaborate with Sauti 116, the Government Helpline for reporting Child Sexual Abuse in your Communities. Join the Campaign to create awareness against Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse on and offline. #16Days #NoExcuse

Many have been asking the inspiration behind our Podcast #EmergentWoman, this online platform was created during the COVID-19 total lockdown when all hope for physical interaction beyond our homes was lost. Our story to create human connection began then and we continue to tell stories of extraordinary women whose experiences are inspirational to adolescent girls and young women.

In part 1 of this story, Mbabazi Martha Atai talks about saving many lives with her work as a Public Health Specialist. She shares about her strengths in balancing marriage and long distance learning and her journey of transitioning from a private to a public work environment.

In this episode, we sit with Luwam Araya, an Eritrean born in Ethiopia. She then settles in Uganda, where she has lived for the past 11 years. Luwam shares her story to inspire young girls to pursue their careers. Watch for more of this!

Girls Must is transforming from audio to visual content for the #EmergentWoman Podcast.

Chandiru Grace is a primary teacher living with visual impairment. Before going blind Grace was just a normal child who enjoyed being with her mother, and in this podcast she describes how traumatic she found going blind to be and how determined she and her mother was to find the independence she had lost. Listen in now to learn a thing or two from her struggles.