{"id":4056,"date":"2025-03-07T06:22:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:22:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:22:32","slug":"legislators-call-for-policies-to-support-teenage-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/legislators-call-for-policies-to-support-teenage-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislators Call for Policies to Support Teenage Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kampala, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; The government of Uganda has announced plans to invest in programs that encourage men to adopt positive attitudes towards women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initiative aims to combat negative masculinities that endanger women&#8217;s wellbeing in Uganda, with the program slated to run for five years, from 2026 to 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Betty Amongi, Minister of Gender, revealed the plan while presenting a statement before Parliament on Thursday, in preparation for the International Women&#8217;s Day, celebrated on March 8, 2025, in Kyankwanzi District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the government has backtracked on its promise to provide free sanitary pads to school-going girls, citing tough economic conditions as the reason for not fulfilling this commitment, which was initially made by President Museveni in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister Amongi acknowledged concerns raised by Brenda Nabukenya, a representative from Luwero, regarding the government&#8217;s failure to provide sanitary towels to women in prisons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Women in prisons lack access to sanitary pads. 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