{"id":4126,"date":"2021-03-05T18:49:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reachoutmbuya.org\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2021-04-13T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T12:40:44","slug":"rom-adolescent-girls-and-young-mothers-commemorate-academic-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reachoutmbuya.org\/?p=4126","title":{"rendered":"ROM Adolescent Girls and Young Mothers commemorate academic milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we mark 20 years of service to the vulnerable in the community Reach<\/strong> Out Mbuya conducted its 6th<\/sup> Graduation for the Kassala -Luweero lot of students. It was jubilation at the graduation held at St. Mary\u2019s Health center Kasaala Luweero on Friday, March 5th<\/sup>, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Community Support Manager and Father James Kibuuka visit the exhibition stalls.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

52 apprentices graduated with skills in hairdressing, entrepreneurship, behavior change, financial literacy and tailoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who graduated included adolescent girls, young women as well as grandmothers, and vulnerable children from surrounding households in Luweero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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COVID-19 affected the training in a way that ROM took on a very small number, opting to leave out others. The total number of graduates was 52 , 8 dropped out due to migration while others started working with the new skills they acquired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROM hopes to enroll at-least 60 apprentices in the next intake that kicks off in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Some of the graduates showcasing their startup equipment given to them by ROM.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Namukose Aisha 18, one of the apprentices says she studied hairdressing because she loves making people look nice.  \u201cI dropped out of school in 2017 when I was in senior 2 due to lack of money. Since then, I have been home. With the training, I have received from ROM and the startup equipment, am going to start a salon as I train others from my community.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change for the better<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Father James Kibuuka the main celebrant called upon the graduates to utilize skills gained during the training for better enhancement of their future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope these new skills will have a meaningful impact in your lives and the lives of others<\/em>,\u201d said Fr Kibuuka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He encouraged the graduates to master the goals at heart and use the skills to change the lives of others as they start a new chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ROM judges as they access the work of the Adolescent Girl and Young Mothers and the grandmothers during the exhibition exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The graduation of the Adolescent Girls and Young Mothers under ROM comes at a time when ROM is marking 20 years of service delivery in the key areas of; HIV\/AIDS care, Non-communicable diseases treatment and screening, economic empowerment for the youth and grandmothers, education support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children and Gender-Based Violence prevention and response interventions.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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