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Child headed
families
S
ome children are taking Tororo Hospital for long. One
care of their brothers of our aunties used to chase
and sisters because us from her home. My sister,
they have no one to help who was 12 then was in charge
them. Most of these children of cooking. I would wash
have lost one or both parents. plates, sweep the house and
Their relatives may not be able to the compound.
help them.
During school days we go to
Alice Nantume, P6, 13, the garden before going to
Busazi PS, Bugiri says, her school. Mummy is back home
dad died when she was 10 but she is still sick. So we are
years old. Shortly after her still in charge of our home.
father’s death Alice’s mother
fell sick and moved away from Many children are like
Nantume. You can help these Nantume, is reading hard. She wants to become
home. My brother and I had
children. Find out how to do a nurse. Last term, she was 12th out of 75 pupils
to take care of six children.
Our mother was admitted at it page 3. in her class. “I don’t miss school. I wake
up very early in the morning and do
housework before going to school. I want
to be a nurse so that I can treat people.”
HIV Basic
Is it true that if you drink a lot of sod
a
like needles and razor blades. HIV
can also be got from mother to child
and have sex with an HIV infe cte d during pregnancy, when giving birth
Edotu or breast feeding. A programme
person you can not get the virus?
Am uri a called Prevention of Mother to Child
Moses, Katine Wera PS,
t Transmission can prevent this. Say
Drinking a lot of soda will not preven NO to sex and wait until you
s if you
HIV infection. You can get the viru are an adult who can make
per son who
have unprotected sex with a good choices to stay safe. Dr
ds
has HIV/AIDS or if infected body flui Paul Semugoma, International
und or if you
like blood get into a cut, wo Hospital, Kampala
nts
are cut with infected sharp instrume
O Lesson we learn
n April 17, 2010, the 2 million people. The young Oyo
became a king at age three after his
from King Oyo?
world’s youngest King,
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba father died in 1995. “I still find it a
Iguru Rukidi IV, turned 18 little uncomfortable when people Even if he is a king, he is
years. bow, before me especially the older hardworking. He has stayed
ones,” said King Oyo then. in school. He respects other
He is now in charge of his children and elders.
Tooro Kingdom in western When he started school, King Oyo
Uganda. said: “My friends at school do not King Oyo encourages
care that I’m a king. They like me as
His kingdom is one of the many a good person and I respect all of
young people to stay
kingdoms in Uganda with over them.” in school.
2.Young Talk, May 2010
For teachers
with our grandparents. We got sh
500,000/= from a project and bought
this land. I built a small hut. I was 15
then.
Dear teachers treat
We plant cassava, potatoes, maize,
and beans for eating. We sometimes orphans in your
sell the crops to buy paraffin. I also school the same
buy clothing for my five brothers and
three sisters. Sometimes we sleep way you would treat
hungry. We work at construction sites. your own children. If
I get shs 4000 and 2kg of flour per an orphan is having
day. Epalait Moses, 17, P7, Osukuru
PS, Tororo trouble in class or at
home, talk to them.
Be careful:
Some people may take advantage
Work with the LCs
support children
• They may pretend to give you help
who are heading
• Avoid heavy work that can
with the intention to hurt you. hurt you. families. You can My parents were killed by bad
• Don’t accept gifts in exchange for also direct them to people. We were young and in
sex. the camp. Life was not easy,
• Do not work in lodges and bars. Having good organisations that we tried to grow crops but
It may put you in danger. You can
values means can help them. the sun burnt everything. But
be raped.
• Avoid working at night and in • Being honest that does not stop me from
lonely places. • Respecting others working hard. I am working
• Respecting yourself and studying hard. Angwech
• Having self control Sunday 14, P7, Kilak PS ,
• Working hard Pader
• Being thankful and These children are going
saying sorry through hard time. But they are
managing. They are not giving up
Have good manners on life.
If you have good manners Yes, that is the way to go. If you
people can easily help or can are in the same situation, do not
find other people to help. look back. Just continue working
hard. You will surely make it.
Young Talk, May 2010 3
Pregnancy fact
Science Corner
My friends say if I have
sex once I will not get
pregnant. Is it true?
Mbabazi Joan,
I’m How is that possible?
Kyebambe Model comes
body’s immune system be
W hat is Candida?
Pregnant You said having sex
once can not make
PS, Kabarole s active
You can get Can it be called an low, the bacteria become
one pregnant.
Dear
Bamwine P, Mother Care PS,
Hoima
Bamwine, this is normal. Your
body is still growing and changing.
Young Talk Sometimes what is happening to
you could be caused by certain
P.O.Box 22366 Kampala foods or worries. Stop worrying.
Your body will become stable as
you grow and you will have normal
My mother tells me that menstruation periods.
being a friend to boys
is bad. Is it true? Akella Why do people say that
Peace, Arua Hill PS abortion is bad? Jane K,
It is not bad for girls and boys to Nakibembe PS, Iganga
be friends. What your mother is Abortion is illegal in Uganda.
trying to tell you is to avoid bad You can be sent to prison. It is very
friends who can encourage you
dangerous. You can get infections,
to have sex. Tell your mother that
you are just being a friend and that over bleed and even die. Girls who
your friends are not the bad type. abort take long to recover from the
Pupils of Ruhinda Progress PS, Rukungiri: “We are bad feeling they get after doing it.
happy to be in school” Only doctors can carry out abortion
My boyfriend asks for sex
all the time. What can I if the life of a mother is in danger.
do to stop him? Tuhirirwe Delay sex to avoid early and
K, Nyamiko PS, Bushenyi unwanted pregnancy and abortion.
Tell him your body is not ready
for sex. If he loves you, he will What happens when
respect that. Say a big NO and stay someone uses an expired
safe. condom? JP, 13, St
Michael - Mukole PS,
Is it true that if a girl Kasese
rides bicycles, she can fail JP, it is very dangerous to use
to produce? Akwi Joan, expired goods. This includes
St Paul PS, Kiboga condoms or anything that is
It is not true. Bicycle riding is a consumed. An expired condom
good exercise. It has nothing to do can easily burst or get torn during
with pregnancy or complications sex. Then it is no longer protecting
during child birth. If you are a you. You can get infections and
cyclist, be proud of yourself. unwanted pregnancy. But JP, you
are too young to have sex. Stay
I have missed my periods safe and work hard at school for a
for two months now.
My friend told me that better future.
I could be pregnant and
yet I have never had sex in Stella Magomu, Centre for
Pupils of Border Academic PS, Busia say reading Transforming Generations.
my life. What is my problem? Young Talk has helped them stay in school.
My grandmother told
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