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Words of Hello,
Wisdom cute
.....he must be able to baby!
manage his own family
well and make his Make every baby
you have a
children obey him with planned and
all respect. For if a man wanted baby.
does not know how to When you marry,
delay your first
manage his own family, pregnancy by one year. Then space each
how can he take care of birth at least three years apart. Postpone
the church of God getting pregnant until you are over 20. This
I Timothy 3:4-5 is a message for boys as well as girls!
o. 4 A pril 2006
Vol. 13 N
Family planning
Do you blame other
people for yuor life?
fights poverty
Listen how you talk.
count how many times you use
blaming phrases such as: "it's
because mypeers make me do
it..." or "It's the
In Uganda, the population is governement's fault..."
growing so fast that the
country cannot build enough Stop worrying about and
schools or provide enough It's safe
blaming things you have no
basic services.
control over or cannot change.
For every classroom that is built, These include your gender
another one is needed. Classrooms
It's healthy
are filled up as fast as they are built. (sex), your tribe, home area,
Where are we heading with such fast the weather, or the economic
population growth?
It reduces deaths status of your parents.
of mothers and
Poverty babies.
Today large families are part of the consentrate on things you can
poverty picture. Having many control, such as your actions
children almost always makes families
poorer.
and attitude.
It reduces
In Uganda poor families have on quarrels over
land, family vio- Focus your energy on things
average 8.5 children. The most
prosperous families have on average lence and misery you can do something about.
four children. over school fees.
Take personal responsibility
When children are many, poverty is It's our future!
passed down to the next generation. for your life. You can turn
Poverty becomes a way of life and not setbacks into triumphs!
a temporary problem.
They wrote their stories and did peer interviews. They also asked
questions. Can you answer them? See page 4
Land
Land and
the
and school
the big
school fees:
big issues
issues for
fees:
for boys
boys
Sironko students talk about family planning
In some families brothers In Sironko, the girls did
Family planning clinic of a private midwife. erect penis and prevents the semen from entering family planning for women in Uganda! After you stop five pregnancies ends in abortion.
Yet unsafe abortion
the female. The female condom is made of strong injections, fertility will return within a few months. is illegal and dangerous. Wouldn't
Talk's Lumasaba it be better to
Below is Irene Kituyi, Straight flexible plastic and is inserted into the vagina to prevent these unwanted pregnancie
Dear
time. A condom is can meet the egg. Virgins can get
Muhindo Sam, supposed to be used pregnant the first time they have
only once. For proper sex.
Green Dove protection, a new
SYFA
Puppeteerís, condom should be There is a boy aged 23, who
Bundibugyo used for every wrote me a love letter and
round of sex. asked for sex. I refused. I am
Boxx22
O.Bo 3666
2236 still young and want to
P.P.O. P A L A I fell in love with continue with studies. But he is
M
KK AA M P A L A a girl. We did not following me. Busingye S, 17,
have sex, but my S2, Nyakyera SS, Ntungamo
friend told me Continue saying ‘NO’. Being
I would like to be a veterinary the girl has other assertive is a life skill. If he
doctor and I want to take lovers including becomes violent, report him to
science subjects, but I am not an Arrow boy. I your parents or teachers. He can
good at mathematics. What decided to go to prison if he has sex with
can I do? leave her, but you. You are under 18. And even
Nsubuga A, 17, S4, Christ the she still wants if you were over 18, what is this
King College Bulongo, Iganga to continue with young man offering you? Put
If you have interest in the relationship. your life and future first. Do you
Mathematics, you can learn it. E Komakech, love him? Does he love you?
Practice and make friends who Kalaki SS, Does he know you? Keep saying
perform well in the subject can Kaberamaido no.
help you. You do not trust your
partner. You are worried Is it true that a girl who does
When I meet my former by the other partners, not pull her labia will not
boyfriend, he tells me we including the Arrow boy. You produce? Kauma M, S2,
should resume our are right to worry. Stand by your Bukooli College, Bugiri
relationship. It is three years decision to leave her. You will No. Pulling the labia has nothing
since we parted. He is now get a better partner in future. to do with childbearing. It is a
working and I hear he is tradition with no medical
married. But he says he will Why do virgins get pregnant meaning. Counsellor: Dr Alex
marry me after my studies. Smart boys and girls after having sex just once? Kakoraki
Asaba S, 19, S6, Central Sch, wait to have sex: Anena H, Bukoto HS
Hoima Students of Buwekula Pregnancy does not depend on
Peer to peer
?
He is not the right partner for Islamic SS, Mubende the number of acts of sex. It
you. He is married. Yet he
appears to want to have multiple From page 1
partners. This is not a good start. Questions from Muyembe
It will expose you to the risk of Health Centre IV and
HIV/STDs. Also, if he can cheat Nabbongo SS Youth Straight
on his wife with you, it is likely Talk clubs
that he would not be faithful to
you either. Get on with your life. Discuss them in your club and
Forget about him. invite a health worker to help.
ï When you overuse condoms, do
I have an uncle demanding for you become barren?
sex. I keep on telling him that I ï Is it true that when you start sex
cannot do it, but he says my when you are under ten you do
physical appearance attracts not produce?
him. Whenever he gets me ï How does sterility occur in
alone, he wants to rape me. people who have already started
NN, 14, S2, Namutumba sperming?
Central HS, Iganga ï Is it true that when you are a
This is wrong, illegal and virgin, you become watery?
abusive. You must tell someone
you trust -- an aunt, another
uncle or a senior woman
teacher/counselor at school.
Absolutely avoid being alone
with him. If this fails, report him
If a girl keeps her virginity
until marriage, she earns
herself respect and for her
Bird flu
alert
to the family protection unit of parents. Nanyanzi Irene,
the nearest police. S4, Vice chairperson, ST
Club, North College Sch
When I have sex, I feel a lot of
pain. I also get pain in my ï Report any dead or sick birds to
periods. AA, Bukedea SS, Bird flu is not in Uganda! a veterinary officer.
Kumi But it is important to ï Change shoes and clothes and
You could have STDs. Visit the know about it in case it wash hands before and after
nearest qualified health centre comes. working with poultry.
for proper diagnosis and Bird flu is a viral disease that ï Regularly clean where you keep
treatment. Are you using kills domestic and wild birds. your poultry: sweep away
condoms? This situation is Restock your poultry houses, and droppings daily.
worrying. Talk it over with a keep enjoying chicken and eggs. ï Avoid visiting other poultry farms.
counsellor. They are very safe. But always do ï Cook poultry and eggs well
the following: before eating.
What happens if someone
uses a condom for more STRAIGHT TALK FOUNDATION
than one round? Olobo J, 45 Bukoto St., Kamwokya, P. O. Box 22366, Tel: 031-262030, 031-262031
13, S1, Kalaki Township, 041-530088 Kampala (U), Fax: 041-534858, E-mail: strtalk@imul.com,
Soroti strtalk@straight-talk.or.ug, Web: www.straight-talk.or.ug
It stops protecting you against Communications Director: C Watson,, Programme Director: A A Fiedler,
HIV/STDs/pregnancy. After one Editors: T Agutu, B Kagoro, E Kimuli, G Awekofua. Designers:
use, the condom has seminal MeBK, G.bM, D.Lutwax,, Funded by DANIDA, DFID, SIDA
and vaginal fluids on it, and Printer: The New Vision