FOLII

It was a great time visiting ODB ministries and meeting new people

Children's Christmas party 2023.
Today, we held a Christmas party for more than 600 children. We spent the day and had fun together, they received presents, ate enough food and danced. Thank you all who generously contributed to this year's children's party.

SUPPORTING MENSTURAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE TO IMPROVE WOMEN AND GIRL’S WELLBEING

Half of the world’s population will spend half of their lives menstruating (or, having periods), yet 500 million women and girls around the world lack access to menstrual hygiene materials and safe, clean facilities. This “period poverty” is detrimental to their physical, mental, and emotional health. We at FOLII , an organization focused on empowering women and girls amongst our other activities, we highlight the importance of including menstrual health and rights within the broader portfolio of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and we call for increased action, policies, and resources to support menstrual health.

Our project includes having information about menstruation and self-care; access to menstrual hygiene materials; diagnosis and treatment for menstrual cycle disorders; and the ability to be free from stigma and discrimination related to menstruation. We appreciate you all who always support our causes.

Edwin speaking and creating awareness of FOLII activities in Thornlands, Queensland. Together we can help and create better lives for those in need and under privileged.

FOR GIRLS ESCAPING SEXUAL ABUSE, TOO FEW SAFE SPACES
MPIGI, UGANDA — Susan, 15, plays with her friends at our center where she has lived since April. Before this, Susan worked as a maid for a head teacher in her village. She hoped the savings would pay for her secondary education. But eight months into the job, the abuse started.

“One day, as I was working, my boss attacked and r***d me,” she says. Susan begged him to stop, but he ignored her pleas and warned her never to tell anyone. The abuse persisted for two months, and when the emotional burden became too much to bear, Susan talked to her boss’s wife about it. The wife did not believe her. Susan, who like other sources in this story is not being identified by her full name to protect her identity, reported the case to the police and since then has been living at the center, which specializes in the rehabilitation of women and children who have suffered different forms of abuse.
Findings in a 2021 policy brief by Save the Children show that only 1 in 4 girls (and 1 in 10 boys) will report sexual violence. According to the 2020 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 9.9% of girls ages 15 to 19 have experienced sexual violence. Most of the time, they don’t get justice, and their abusers, who are most often people they know like brothers, uncles, parents or close friends, get away with it.
FOLII continues to be committed in enhancing safety and justice to such victims. Please keep us in prayers and support in our work

The whole of this week our team has been busy and involved in rescuing a 9 year old girl (names withheld) from Mpigi district central uganda who was sexually abused and by the time we visited the family, the girls ge****ls and internal organs were at the verge of decomposing and dysfunction with lots of lower abdominal pain, passing of blood in urine among among other pain and complications. We took her to Mulago national referral hospital for examinations and medication.
It's unfortunate that there's a high increase of cases where men are taking advantage of young girls, young as 8 -14 years for their selfish interests, abuse them and later damp them.

Our organization is committed to enhancing safety and protection of women especially young girls like this case.
Please keep us all in prayer as we continue reaching out and helping those girls abused.

ACT roundup......some highlights in creating awareness about FOLII activities in Uganda

Happy international women's day to all women in the world... We at FOLII are so privileged to be serving and empowering women and girls in our community.