*Health* .

Studies have shown that vulnerable people especially youth, women, elderly and people with disability confirm to be in a difficult economic situation. And they generally don’t go to health clinics; instead, they buy their medicine at the local drugstore, without being diagnosed. According to the women, no health workers come to the villages for outreach sensitization. The knowledge they have on sexual and reproductive health is passed on to them by their mothers and peers. In Uganda, Youth and women especially those living with disability are described by the health practitioners to be in a weak position when negotiating sex with men. With no regular income the youth and women are financially dependent on the men coming to them for sex. And while men have the “right” to have sex, the disabled youth and women must accept sex by “chance” not by “choice.

Vulnerable Basket primary goal is training young people in and out of school on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), promoting equitable access to health services for marginalised groups and those with special needs, raising awareness on how to prevent communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis and providing nutritional support to vulnerable children and women of childbearing age – proper nutrition reduces health risks & diseases thus improved lives and strong, healthy communities.

Sensitizing vulnerable communities on sanitation and hygiene, advocating for safe water and cleanness of water resources. VB knows that access to basic clean water and a decent toilet saves children’s lives, improves children’s performance in schools, gives women a better chance to earn income and ensures a good food supply, we therefore work closely with women to lead their communities in changing critical hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, menstrual hygiene, etc.