Teenage pregnancy – Causes, Effects and Preventive measures. Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2023 Lamunu Anna Michelle1st Runner up, Category 1 Teenage pregnancy is the type of pregnancy that occurs in young women of the age of 13-19 years. This pregnancy has affected lives of teenagers in our country, Uganda. Firstly, I would […]
How climate change is affecting the lives of people in Northern Uganda Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2023 Author: Lubangakene Innocent Omoo1st Runner up, Category 2 Climate change refers to the shift in global temperatures and precipitation overtime. It is a long-term alteration in the weather patterns, especially temperature and storm activity. […]
Factors behind teenage pregnancy and recommendations for capacity building Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2023 Author: Ayesigamukama GodfreyWinner, Category 3 Teenage pregnancy refers to female adolescents becoming pregnant between the ages of 13-19. These young females have not yet reached adulthood. According to research, the teenage pregnancy rate of 25% in Uganda is […]
Teenage pregnancies and its prevalence Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2023 Author: Ocaya Jonathan GeraldWinner, Category 2 Teenage pregnancy refers to female adolescents becoming pregnant between the ages of 13-19. Although precisely not a teenager, a young girl under 12 or under who is pregnant also falls into this definition of teenage pregnancy. […]
My opinion on the increasing teenage pregnancy Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2023 Author: Rubanga Kene IsaacWinner, Category 1 Teenage pregnancy is the condition when a teenage girl child, generally from 18-19 years old, becomes pregnant either intentionally or unintentionally. The teenage years are a crucial growth phase in the life of an […]
This year’s Essay Contest has concluded! On Saturday September 16, we concluded this year’s Jeremiah Lucas Opira memorial essay contest with a colorful awards ceremony held at Horizon Quarters Nursery and Primary school. The ceremony attracted a total of 65 attendees, including the Vice Chair JLOFU Board of Directors and JLOFU staffs, representatives of host […]
What COVID-19 is doing to my dream Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2021 Author: Lamunu Naume Lorna 2nd runner up, Category 2 By the way, what comes to your mind when someone says “deam”? I know most people think a dream is just merely the nightmares or, let me say, the sweet thoughts they […]
What COVID-19 is doing to my dream Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2021 Author: Apollo Alice Merinda2nd runner up, Category 2 Unforgiving as the course of justice, inerasable as my scars and fate my heart burns with rage of unquenchable taste of vengeance towards the spell cast upon my dream by this pandemic. Lonely […]
What COVID-19 is doing to my dream Essay from Jeremiah Lucas Opira Memorial Contest 2021 Author: Maliko Fiona Aliobidri7th runner up, Category 2 Considering the background of COVID-19, the first person to be affected was in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and it is caused by corona virus. As a viral infection, antibiotics are not an […]
The jury has had its say! On July 8, the jury of the essay contest gathered at JLOFU’s office in Kitgum to read and grade the essays. A total of 77 participants have submitted essays to this year’s contest! The jury consisted of chairman Kitara Daniel and six English teachers from different schools in Kitgum Municipality. […]