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Mental Health Experts in Nakivale Refugee Settlement Struggle with Limited Resources

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Mental health professionals in Nakivale refugee settlement, Isingiro district, express concerns over their capacity to provide psychosocial support due to space and personnel shortages. The limitations hinder private counseling and mental health services for both refugees and host communities. Elias Manirakiza, Regional Coordinator of the Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation, highlights challenges …

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Immaculate Chandini : Women Activists Advocate Recognition and Compensation for Unpaid Care Work

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Women activists are pushing for the acknowledgment of unpaid care work as valuable, emphasizing its significant contribution to the social and economic development of societies. During a validation workshop at Mestil Hotel, where academicians, activists, and government officials convened to discuss research on the implementation of care policies in Uganda, …

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