Universal health coverage is often pictured as an umbrella large enough for everyone. But having an umbrella doesn’t always mean everyone can access its protection. For key populations, stigma, criminalisation, stock-outs, and transport costs can still create barriers to essential health services. Universal health coverage should be more than coverage on paper. An umbrella only delivers on its promise when it protects everyone under it.

I attended an EWIP female district Councilors' training organized by KIC. I shared valuable information about the @NUP_Ug Women League and leadership at large. Wishing all female elected Councilors a good Term of Office. #Girl4rmButeeka

Funding cuts do more than reduce budgets. They weaken the systems communities rely on to stay healthy, safe and protected. For key populations, every funding gap can mean fewer prevention services, disrupted care, reduced community outreach and greater vulnerability. Protecting these investments is not only about sustaining programmes. It is about protecting people and safeguarding hard-won progress in the HIV response. See what we found and what needs to be done in our No Time to Wait report: ugandakpc.org/reports/no-tim…

Join us to reflect, engage, and shape a healthier, sustainable tomorrow, starting with the youth. August 12, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM, Brovad Hotel, Masaka. Can't attend in person? The Zoom link will be shared for our online participants. #INTER4SUSTAIN

We are delighted to receive a consignment of health commodities from @IcebreakersUG this morning. These supplies are to support the continuity of delivery of rights-affirming essential health services at the AWAC Kampala Drop-In Centre site. Our sincere gratitude to IBU for this timely support. @IcebreakersUG @UKPC_UG

@ladymermaidUg Skilling Centre kireka, young women are gaining practical skills, building confidence,securing employment, & creating brighter futures. Every skill learned is a step toward independence. Transforming Young Women. Changing lives #SkillsForLife #WomenEmpowerment

🎥Behind every statistic is a story. Behind every story is a person. At #AIDS2026, ASWA is bringing the lived realities of sex workers to the forefront—stories of courage, resilience, leadership, and hope that deserve to be seen and heard. 📍Visit us at Booth 134 in the Sex Workers Networking Zone to watch our stories, meet our team, and discover how community-led organizations are transforming the HIV response across Africa. 📍Stop by Booth 134. Watch. Read. Connect. Stand with us. #ASWA #AIDS2026 #RethinkRebuildRise #SexWorkersRights #CommunityLeadership #CommunityLed #HealthEquity #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs @ViiVHC @redumbrellafund @GlobalSexWork @iasociety @ippf

Science has moved. Our health system needs to catch up.  #TurnTheTables

𝐀𝐒𝐖𝐀 & 𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐖𝐀 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🇧🇷 We're heading to 𝐑𝐢𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐨, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥, to amplify sex worker leadership, human rights, and community-led responses to HIV. 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔? If you're a sex worker, sex worker-led organization, or ally, share your sessions, exhibitions & side events with us so we can build a coordinated conference roadmap. 📩 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨: 📧 Nyarath@aswaalliance.org 📧 leeroy.saswacoordinator@gmail.com 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲: 📧 southernafricasexworkersallian@gmail.com 📧 admin@aswaalliance.org 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐔𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐔𝐬. #AIDS2026 #ASWA #SASWA #SexWorkerRights #Rio2026 @iasociety

Mental health is a tool for resistance. We're recruiting 15 Resilience Champions from rural districts for our Sustainable Psychosocial Support training. Peer-led, toolkit-equipped and built to last beyond funding cycles. Apply now : Link in Bio

Underestimated UG hosted 20 WHRDs for a powerful Digital Safety & Policy training The session covered: 📖 Policy literacy (Computer Misuse Act & beyond) 🛡️ Defensive digital practices 🤝 Inclusive security for diverse defenders Protecting movements starts with protecting data.

The Alliance of Women Advocating for Change (AWAC) invites qualified individuals to submit proposals for the development and dissemination of SOGIE Hand Guide. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) and application requirements via the link provided below and submit their applications accordingly. For more information and application details, please access the complete ToR through the link provided below. The deadline for submission is 10th July 2026 at 5:00PM (EAT). Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and shortlisted applicants may be contacted before the closing date. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. drive.google.com/file/d/1YWF…

With the theme “Light the Legacy: Remember. Advance. Act,” our team marked Post-Candlelight Day in Hoima District today. We were deeply moved by stories of strength from bereaved families, by the courage of people living with HIV sharing their journeys, and by our community leaders (both from gender expansive community and sex work community). driving the fight against stigma and discrimination. #CandlelightDay #WorkingInSoridarity @UNAIDS @UNAIDS_UG @NLinUganda

Happy Pride♥️♥️♥️

⚠️Be aware!🚨Mantain cleanliness! Ebola is real! It’s contagious. Sanitize. Normalize washing hands regularly! Your health matters!🩵

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In promotion of uptake in HIV/SRHR services among the sex worker communities, We provided in-depth information, benefits but also correct usage of the #LENA challenging the stereotypes that are associated with the prep injectable. Big up to @TASOUganda for the support.

She wakes up every day knowing the world was not built for her. And she steps into it anyway. In a small rural community in Uganda, being transgender isn't just an identity. It's a daily negotiation. Which health facility might actually treat you with dignity, and which will turn you away? Whether today is a day your community feels safe, or one where you keep your head down. What it costs to carry a dream when the systems around you are designed to interrupt it. And still she persists. They persist. We persist. Today is Trans Day of Visibility. We are not here for symbolic visibility. Not the kind that lives in hashtags and organisational statements and dies by midnight. For many transgender and gender-diverse people in rural Uganda, visibility comes with real risk. Being seen is not always safe. What we need, what we are demanding, is not just to be seen. It is to be protected. Included. Respected. At TYI-Uganda, we see this every day. The resilience. The strength. But also the gaps in healthcare, in livelihoods, in justice that keep failing our communities. So today, we shift: From visibility to accountability. From recognition to rights. From survival to dignity. Rural trans people are human, not in theory. In lived reality. Our identities are valid. Our rights are non-negotiable. Until dignity, safety, healthcare, livelihoods, and justice reach everyone, our work is not done. Our existence is not up for debate. It is resistance. It is power. It is true. #TransDayOfVisibility #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransLives #InclusionForAll #TYIUganda

Today is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of visibility for transgender people community and the urgent need to ensure their safety, dignity, and equitable access to services. True progress means turning recognition into lasting inclusion and protection

On Transgender Day of Visibility, we are reminded that trans communities must not only be recognised, but also protected and meaningfully included in access to essential services. Visibility should translate into real action, ensuring no one is left behind.