Due to fistula — an injury during childbirth that causes incontinence — Jennifer remained outside when she attended church, kneeling in the dirt to pray. Without improving health for women who don’t have proper care, issues like fistula can ruin their lives.
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Child sacrifice: Protection through pierced ears in Uganda
In certain districts of Uganda, child sacrifice is a real danger. Today, Kari Costanza writes from Uganda about 3-year-old Sharon, whose pierced ears may protect her. Read how a World Vision-supported amber alert program is helping to recover children that have been taken.
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Uganda genocide: A nightmare finally comes to an end
In an article from July 1979, former World Vision U.S. President Stan Mooneyham writes about his visit to Uganda after the genocide perpetrated by dictator Idi Amin.