n her way of drawing attention of the general public to issues considered less-attended, international runway model, Bertha Amuga, has unveiled her charity organization, Amuga’s Hope.
According to Amuga, the rising cases of rape and sexual abuse resulting in teenage pregnancies need to be addressed and avoided as quickly as possible instead of being neglected.
Speaking further, she said that the NGO counsels, educates and empowers teenage girls and teenage mothers, describing its main target as the under-represented part of the population.
Amuga added that the NGO aims to provide adequate training for young ladies by way of enhancing their education and teaching them skills and craft that will equip them to make a living for the upkeep of themselves and their very young children, rather than languishing in abject poverty and ending up in unsavory jobs such as prostitution or crime, or keeping them unemployed and vulnerable to become victims of unscrupulous elements of society.
“If you have issues like this, ‘Amuga’s Hope’ is an NGO that fights for the rights of these girls. You can call us and we will get a lawyer to fight your case. For teenage mothers, we also get them skill acquisition to enable them raise money for themselves and their kids,” she stated.
She further revealed that ‘Amuga’a Hope’ is run in partnership with the Ministry of Defense.
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