Uganda: Grassroots Women Leaders Provide a Critical Link Between Survivors and Services

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Uganda: Grassroots Women Leaders Provide a Critical Link Between Survivors and Services

[Spotlight Initiative] Amudat District -- "Mwana muke hana haki yake! Mwana muke hana haki yake," says Rebecca Chepkateke with anguish. A Kiswahili expression that means "women have no rights," she's heard this phrase repeated too many times to women in the Amudat district when they attempt to report gender-based violence (GBV) to community leaders.

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