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 Young Talk, ctober 200
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 A  void ge t ting o ther  t ypes o f  HI V
 
 You could be  think ing  tha t because  you alread y ha ve HI V,  you dono t need  to pro tec t  yoursel f.  This is no t  true.  You s till need pro tec tion. 
Dr Sabrina K i taka o f  Paedia t-ric In f ec tious Diseases Clinic ( PIDC ), Mulago 
sa ys i f  you do no t pro tec t  yoursel f,  you  will ge t more S TDs lik e s yphillis, gonorrhea or a pregnanc y.  You can also ge t o ther  t ypes o f HI V. HI V has man y  t ypes.  When  you ha ve more  than one  t ype,  your bod y  weak ens  ver y  fas t and  the medicine ( A R  Vs ) ma y no t  work  on  you.  You ma y also de velop  A IDS  ver y  fas t.
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Sex Education for primary schools
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Your
Rights
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Responsibilities
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o you know your rights?Rights include basicneeds, like food, clothes,education, medical care etc.Responsibilities are your dutiesor what you are supposed todo. For example you have theresponsibility to bath and beclean, work hard at school and do work at home. When you have your rights and take on your responsibilities, you:
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Grow and develop well.
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Have a better life
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Be a happier person.Having rights does not meanbeing bad mannered or indisciplined.
Sulaiman Kyambadde,13,P.6, Lugazi PS, Buikwesays:
“Some children are given too much freedom by their parents. This has spoiled them. A child cannot do anything athome because of rights. When they are told to do something, they tell you that they have aright to play. ”
Having the right toplay without a duty to work is wrong!
 
STDs stand for Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Theseinfections are spread throughhaving un protected sex withan infected person. You cannot know that a personhas an STD just by looking at them. Both boys and girls can get STDs.
Signs of STDs:
Small wounds on private parts,
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itchiness,
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Bad smelly discharge which is like pus,
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Pain when passing urine.Girls and boys who have STDsmay not produce children infuture. STDs damagereproductive parts. The germs which cause STDs live in body fluids like semen, vaginal fluidsand blood.Gonorrhea, syphilis, genital warts and HIV are examples of STDs. Stay safe, say NO to sex.
Dr Alex Kakoraki,Murchison BayHospital,Kampala
Pupils of Kitgum Public PS say rightsand responsibilities go together 
Ketty Nandi, Regional Childrenand family protection officer,Kampala Metropolitan Policesays,
“Much as you have rights, youalso have a responsibility to do good things and listen to your parents and guardians. If it is the right to play,don’t forget to do work and study.
Namuwonge Joyce, 13,P7, St Paul PS, Kiboga: 
I have a right to education, food,sleep in a clean house andprotection from defilement andbeing sacrificed. I also have theresponsibility to be obedient, to do work like cleaning thecompound; the house, washingplates and not coming back home late.
 
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 Joyce Otim Nape, the chairperson of theNational Council for children says:
Do not only look at your rights. Look at your responsibilities as well. You have a right not to be beaten, you alsohave a responsibility not do bad things.
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 You have a right to parental care 
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a duty to do work.
Mukagatale Scovia, 12, P5, St PaulPS, Kiboga
“I have a right to education, food,clothes. We are 12 children in our family but our parents ensure that we enjoy these rights. Thereare children in our neighborhood who do not enjoy  these rights. They eat once a day and don’t go toschool.
I fetch water at home, dig and do other domestic work, I do any other work my parentsask me to do.”
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 You have a right to education
and
 a responsi-bility to pay attention and work hard in class.
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 You have a right to medical care
but when you fall sick and a doctor gives you medicine,
 youhave the responsibility to take the medicineso that you get well
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f you areHIV positive, you have a right to careand treatment and a duty to take your ARVs as the health worker has told you.
 You also have the responsibility to keep away  from risks like early sex that can cause youdiseases
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 You have a right to shelter anda responsibility  to clean where you live.“I bath the whole body everyday, to keep clean. I also wash my uniform,pair of socks and underwear. If you are dirty, germs will attack you and you become sick.”
SserwangaSteven, 11, P5, Young Cranes, PS, Kiboga.
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 You have a right to parental careanda responsi-bility to respect and love your parents
 
Nasasira Innocent 13, P6,St Paul Kyamutwe PS,Kiboga , says:
 
“We have bedbugs in dormitory,Our beddings are infested withbed bugs, they bite us and wecan’t have any sleep. Bedbugssack my blood, I may developsickness. We reported the issueto the teachers, and they prom-ised to spray them with chemi-cals.The dormitory matron treatedthe bedbugs with chemicalonce, but they are still biting us. Also we sleep down on the floor, we don’t have beds. The floor is very hard and snake or other insects canbite me whilesleeping down. At home wedon’t have bed-bugs and I sleepon a bed.”
 
Children with
 
disabilities also have rights
Children with disabilities have the same rights like those who are not disabled.Many children with disabilities do not attend school. They are sexually abused and getpregnant, infected with HIV or STDs. This is sad. We can change this.
Every right has responsibilities
Pupils of Masindi Town ModelPS say: We thank our parentsfor keeping us in school.
Sorry, for the sleepless nights. Bedbugs cause you a lot of discomfort but they do not cause any diseases. Ask your parents to talk to the school to spray all the mattresses withchemicals.
Dr Paul Semugoma, International HospitalKampala.
 “I am blind, bu t I ha ve a re-sponsibili t y  to clean m y bod y,  wash m y clo thes and clean  the dormi tr y.” H yuha L ydia, 18, P 7, Bishop  Willis PS, Iganga
Mubeezi Joy, 16, P7, Bishop Wills PS, Iganga says:
 
“ Iamblind but it is my right to beprotected from sexual abuse.I also have the responsibility to report people who wantto abuse me sexually. It is my right to speak out openly topeople who try to abuse me.”
Bed bugs bite me at school
 
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 The private parts of girls are a special part of the body.It has three passages. It has the anus, urethra and the vagina.
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 The anus is where the feaces pass
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 The urethra is where the urine passesThe vagina is a muscular tube. It is where vaginalfluids, menstrual blood and the baby pass.
Lets look at vaginal cleanliness.
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 Wash your vagina at least twice a day.In the morning and evening
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 The vagina has a natural way of cleaning its inside.So do not insert your fingers to clean inside
 Your duty is to clean the outside
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Do not put fingers inside your vagina. This may hurt you or cause infection.
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Use clean water, do not use soap. It is best that you washthe vagina first before the rest of the body so that the water you use is fresh without any soap. When you baththe body first, the water may become soapy. This is not good for the vagina.
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Dry the area well.
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Put on dry, clean cotton knickers.
 A healthy  vagina:
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Should not have sores
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Should not feel itchy 
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Should not have a badsmelly discharge
Dr Alex Kakoraki,Murchison Bay Hospital, Kampala
Know your Body
When your rights are abused, get help
Ssekamatte Steven, 11, YoungCranes PS, Kiboga
says:“In Kapirivu village, Kiboga district, parents of oneboy used to over work and beat him.They also denied him food. One day  they locked him up in a chicken housefor two days.The neighbors noticed that he wasmissing and reported to the LC1chairperson and the police.The police looked for the boy andfound him in a chicken house.The parents were arrested.”
If you know of a friend who isbeing tortured, talk to an adult, your teacher or the LC to helpthem.
NA, 14, P6 Uganda Martyrs CentenaryPS, Kitgum says
“I stay with my step mother. Every morning, I wake up early and fetch10 jerrycans of water before going to school. I also clean the house, wash dishes and prepare tea for  the family. I have to walk two kilo-metres to the school. I am alwayslate for school. The teachers giveme punishments like slashing. By  the time I go to class, I am already  tired; I cannot catch up with therest.”Sorry NA, doing all that beforeclass makes you tired. Do you havebrothers and sisters? Ask them tohelp you. You can also do someof the work in the evening so that you donot have a lot of work in the morning. Find a trusted adult to talk to your mother so that shecan reduce the amount of work she gives you in the morning beforeschool. You can also explain to your  teachers why you are always late so that they can talk to your mother.
My father stoppedme from playing
Innocent Ociti, 14, P6 Ugan-da Martyrs Centenary PS,Kitgum says:
“My father has ashop but wants me to be in the shopand sell the products. He does not want me to play with my friends. One time our school had a sports day buthe stopped me from running yet I amamong the best athletes at school.”
Sorry Innocent, find timeand tell your father how youfeel about it.
Explain to him thatas much as you want to help him, heshould also give you some time to play and participate in school activities.
Do this respectfully. 
Remember to continue helping your father.
If you are being mistreating or you know of a friend who is being mistreated, report to:
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 APPCANN:
0800111222(Toll free)
Family Protection Unit:
0800199399,0800199499 or 0714 668030
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Raising Voices: 0414531186 You can also report to a responsible adult like your parents, teacher, religious leader, or police.
Parents arrestedI am over  worked
 You have a right to speak and get help if you have a problem. So if your rights are being abused, get help
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