In Ongoing
INTEGRATED RESPONSE TO A CONDUCIVE HEALTH ENVIRONMENT (RICHE) PROJECT
Project Goal
Improved health service delivery for directly 120 vulnerable girls(aged 12 -16), 120 child mothers and indirectly 10,000 household members within of 8 communities of Buwenge Town Council and Buwenge Rural sub-county, Jinja district, Eastern Uganda by December 2019.
Funding Agency

Australian Government
Implementing Partners
- Uganda Network for Empowerment of the Marginalised Child and Youth (NEMACY-UGANDA)
- Ministry of Health (MoH)
- Jinja District Local Government
- 8 communities/parishes of Buwenge sub-county & Buwenge Town council
Expected Project Outcomes
- Improved access to health facilities (services) by patients who visit community health centers
- Reduced incidences of teenage pregnancies by girls[1] between the age of 12- 16
- Reduced incidences of sickness in 8 communities
- Increased budgetary allocation by policy makers on health service sector
- Reduction in poverty levels especially among households with child mothers
Key Interventions
- Construction of a Maternity Ward & patients’ waiting shelter at Buwenge health center IV
- Sexual and reproductive health awareness among children(aged 8-16)
- Hygiene and sanitation awareness through Village Health Teams (VHTs)
- Engagement of policy makers to prioritize health during budgetary allocation
- Training of child mothers[2] in making of reusable sanitary pads & marketing skills
[1] 85% of trained girls (12- 16) years acquire skills in reproductive health and have positive behavior change
[2] 90% of child mothers complete training, acquired skills of making and marketing washable sanitary pads