TUSAPA

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The Uganda Students AIDS Prevention Association (TUSAPA) is a registered non profit; non partisan and non governmental voluntary service youth based organization operating under Reg. No. 5914/4943 of the NGO Board. TUSAPA is a network of several Anti-AIDS Clubs in schools and communities with a strong and experienced management team composed of youth below the age of 29years both boys and girls. student's leaders constitutes the Annual General Assembly that is responsible for general elections and supervisory role of TUSAPA activities

TUSAPA works on HIV/AIDS prevention, Human Rights advocacy to embrace all young people regardless of their sexual orientation In and Out of schools particularly within the areas of Kampala.

TUSAPA first begun its activities in 2003 with a special  group of young people in schools targeting the In school age of between 13-24 years and the out of school youth of 24-30 years to address issues that were affecting them as young people including HIV/AIDS, Stigma and denial.

VISION
Well informed generation free from HIV / AIDS regardless of their sexual orientation and  capacity to respond to their own challenges and supporting each other.

MISSION
To build strong knowledge base and support to young people on issues of HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.

INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS (ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL) AND HIV/AIDS.

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INTRODUCTION

Though Uganda has managed to progress elsewhere like fighting HIV/AIDS, wars and moderate democracy, Human rights violation is still very rampant in the country.  People are oftenly criticized, imprisoned, murdered because of their sexual orientation. The LGBT people can hardly access health services when needed due to the fear to be criticized, imprisoned, murdered and stigmatized.  It is being estimated that currently Uganda has more than half a million (500,000) of gay people but live in isolation and hideouts due to fear for their lives.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 11:53 Read more...

THE SILENT ACTION- TAKE ACTION AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA IN UGANDA

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Uganda is often held up as a model for Africa in the fight against HIV/AIDS with strong leadership, broad-based partnerships and effective public education campaigns al contributed to the fall in the new infections and number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 1990. By 2009, Uganda was estimated to have 1.2 million people living with AIDS with 150,000 children.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 12:07 Read more...