Advocacy - Rural Smiles Foundation

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20/05/2023

Community Cancer Awareness Campaign for Rural Women in Mugarama Sub county – Kibaale district

Rural Smiles Foundation in partnership with Cook Medical, is implementing a Community Cancer Awareness Campaign for rural women in Mugarama Sub county Kibaale district

The goals of the project/activity include;

To mobilize and train a pool of 100 community women as breast and cervical cancer ambassadors who will sensitize their peers on breast and cervical cancer prevention and care.
To mobilize and provide breast and cervical cancer information screening, treatment and care services to 600 rural women.
To create community awareness on breast and cervical cancer prevention, treatment and care services
To reduce breast and cervical cancer stigma through experience sharing

To date, i) a total of 100 community cancer ambassadors have been trained to sensitize their peers on breast and cervical cancer prevention and care. ii) Community radio talk shows have been conducted on breast and cervical cancer to create community awareness on breast and cervical cancer prevention, treatment and care services. iii) Changed attitudes on myths and misconceptions on breast and cervical cancer by trained women and girls and community women attending the health camps

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25/03/2023

Advancing SRHR for Refugee Youths in Kwangwali Refugee Settlement

We were able to;

To enhance the capacity of refugee young women, young men and their peers on their sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR)
To improve access to safe abortion and post abortion care services for young refugee women through the harm reduction model.
To improve access to justice and legal aid services for refugee young women and men in case of sexual reproductive health rights violations or when caught up in the justice system for accessing safe abortion services
To reduce abortion stigma through story telling among refugees young women.

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Advocacy

22/10/2022

3 Steps to Early Detection Guide

Help Detect Breast Cancer Earlier

This year, over 250,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is that when breast cancer is detected early, it can be treated more successfully, increasing the chances for survival.

It is important to know the signs and symptoms of what could potentially be breast cancer. To help with this, Hope Centre Foundation has identified three steps you can take to be proactive about your breast health and help increase your chances of detecting breast cancer early.

This potentially life-saving information can be found in our free guide, 3 Steps to Early Detection. This free resource helps you answer three important questions:

What should I look for if I examine my own breast?
When should I see my doctor?
When and how often should I get a mammogram?

Get answers to these questions and more in this free guide.

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