2023 January-March Newsletter
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1, VOLUME 1, JANUARY-MARCH 2023 IN THIS ISSUE, WE BRING TO YOU…. PROGRESS ON NCD TREATMENT HIV TESTING & COUNSELLING PEDIATRIC ART & ADHERENCE SKILLS DEVELOPS FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS & YOUNG WOMEN PREVENTING HIV & GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AMONG THE YOUTH THE MOBILE VAN & HIV SERVICES WHEREVER YOU ARE ON IMPACTING LIVES THROUGH […]
WORLD TB DAY 2023
“YES! WE CAN END TB.” What have you done to end TB in your community?
Reach Out Mbuya’s Roses receive sewing machines
It was exciting witnessing love, commitment and service as Rotary Club of Kampala West donated sewing machines to members of Roses of Mbuya, a skills development arm at Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative. This was during a function at which new members of the Club leadership team were officially welcomed and decorated at Rozaho […]
Age is no limit for Nakabugo to promote health, social well-being of fellow grandmothers
On 8th March 2023, Uganda will join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day. This year, the theme is gender equality, an important aspect in the lives of women as highlighted in the fifth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal. All women, regardless of their age deserve living respectable and self-sustaining lives […]
Celebrate women making a difference in communities – Abalo brightens up faces of PLHIV
It is International Women’s Day once again! On 8th March, Uganda and other countries around the world will come together to celebrate the women we live with for all the remarkable things they have achieved. Marked for the very first time in 1911 and the United Nations first celebrated it in 1975, this year’s theme […]
I had lost hope and wished I could die; a success story on improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy, an essential task for successful HIV care
Richard (not his real name) is a 27-year-old HIV-positive male living in one of Kampala’s suburbs. Before moving to Kampala, Richard and his family lived in a small village in South Western Uganda. Richard is the last born in a family of seven children. His happiness ended when his parents fell gravely ill and passed […]
MAKING LIFE MEANINGFUL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV
Through social support, ROM ensures that Young People Living with HIV equally enjoy life as their HIV negative counterparts. They gather to interact and motivate their peers appreciate life and live positively. Recently, ten of them represented ROM at the Uganda Central Region Beauty Auditions. Based on this year theme, “Pass us the mic, we […]
ROM PARTNERS WITH OTHERS TO ACHIEVE THE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT
The Holistic approach to care and treatment ensures that the client is wholly catered for from the mind, body, family and community but this is not possible with the mega resources. To put smiles on the faces of People Living and affected by HIV/AIDS and related challenges, ROM has always welcomed support from affluent and […]
IMPROVING SERVICE DELIVERY THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING
Serving the community for over 20 years and still be relevant is no simple task. However, Reach Out Mbuya strives to equip her staff with skills to continue effectively meeting the needs of the most members of the community with ease. This she does through trainings, appreciation awards, and the famous Spiritual Retreat among others. Check […]
ROM IMPROVES LIVES OF YOUTHS IN MITYANA DISTRICT
Reach Out Mbuya’s passion for improving lives of young people is unlimited. With support from USAID’s Integrated Youth and Child Development project, ROM has improved lives of youths in Mityana district through the Work Readiness project. Youths in different villages including Namungo, Kikube, Banda, Busunju and many others were trained and given social and entrepreneurial […]