The West Nile Development Association (WENDA) has launched a school mentoring program aimed at addressing rising school dropout rates and behavioral challenges among learners in the region. According to recent statistics from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS),

By late summer, what started as fever and fatigue had morphed into severe migraines, dizziness and partial loss of hearing. “It was fall turning into winter and I could not drive. It was really hard for me to just walk around the house; I could not walk up and down the stairs by myself,” she said.