Mubibbo- Buwambo, Uganda, Uganda

Uganda · Mubibbo- Buwambo, Uganda · 2009 (location generalized to protect survivors)

No details available. Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) provides counseling and trauma therapy for victims and gets them tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Those is need of health care are taken to treatment centers and are rehabilitated to good health. UYDEL also provides training in life-skills and vocational skills like hairdressing, tailoring, electronics, catering, welding, carpentry and plumbing. A team of trained local artisans mentors the youths into skills that will enable them to find employment and start their own businesses. Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) -UG-UYD-20090330-00006 A 16 year old girl was promised a better education by her mother's friend but was instead forced to do shopkeeping, collect water from 2 km away from the residence, dig, and was only fed one meal a day. She was able to find her way to Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) for help.