Not for SALE: Vol. 11 No.

7
July 2008
Young Talk
is FREE •Know your rights
Sex education for •Stay in school
primary schools
•Delay sex

Defilement
“
I was a lone at home. That day i had lunch outside the house.
after lunch i took the plates back inside the house. suddenly
the son of our landlord followed me inside. he held me,
pushed me down and defiled me. i was so scared i could not
scream. i felt a lot of pain. i felt so bad. now i am seven
months pregnant.

When my parents came back, i told them what happened

to me. They went to the police and the boy was arrested. My SAFETY ON YOUR WAY TO
mother was annoyed with me. she said i should go and SCHOOL: Walk in groups or
stay with the man who made me with friends
pregnant. a friend advised
her to bring me to Mirembe
house where i am staying
as i wait to give birth.
The man who defiled me
was released. i wonder
whether i will ever go
back to school,” Girl
13 years.

What happe-
ned to this
girl is called
defilement.
It is a sad
story.

 defile- SAFETY AT SCHOOL: If a teacher

ment is asks you to take books to his
when a man house, go with a friend
or boy has
sex with a girl
below 18 years. Scream
it does not matter loudly for
whether it is forced all to hear
or not.
 Be careful, anyone
you
can defile you. it can
even be someone
you know and

trust like your
doctor, teacher, babysitter or
even your parent!
 Boys, defilement is a
serious crime. You can go to
prison for it.
Just like this story
teaches us, defile-
ment can lead to:
tenn years
It is te
ofWeYo ung Talk
are changing your SAFETY AT HOME: Ask your
newspaper to make it more parents to invite someone you
fun. in your club, discuss what trust to stay with you while they
you would like to change in
Young Talk.
Stay safe are away

•early pregnancy •Ask grown ups not

•dropping out of school Write and tell us what to send you at night.
•hiV/sTd infection would you want to
change. •Learn to sense
danger.
Mirembe house is a

best letters
home where children •Adults mean well
who get pregnant are but some including
kept. It is located in Old relatives may defile
you

win prizes!
Kampala. If you need
their help, call Vivian •Avoid visiting boys SAFETY ON YOUR WAY FROM
Kityo
0755064580 when you are alone SCHOOL: Avoid free lifts
Young Talk is for Teachers and pupils in p5, p6 and p7
2 Young Talk, July 2008

You CAN AVoID gETTINg DEFILED

..........................................................................................................................................................................................
But if you are defiled, it is not your fault. You should not keep quiet. Get help as soon as possible.
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
From infront If you are attacked by a defiler: From behind
If you are attacked, try to find ways of freeing yourself from the defiler.
Shout as much as you can. Someone may hear and help you. Below are
other ways in which you can fight a defiler.

Step hard on his foot

with your heel. Reach
Make fists and hit him Dig your fingers hard Lift your knee and push it as Step hard on his foot with back with your hand,
on each side of his into his eyes hard and fast as you can into your heel. Reach back with grab his testicles and
head or on his ears his testicles (balls) your hand squeeze them hard

Boys too get

abused
If you are
defiled
Treat defiled For teachers
children well • You can identify children who
did you know that some boys • Try to identify the person who • encourage them to come back have been abused like those
get defiled? it is called sexual defiled you, if it is a stranger. to school who isolate themselves.
abuse. it happens in many remember the clothes he • show them that you care for • Try to talk to children who
schools and homes. Boys do not was putting on and any other them look lonely and too quiet. They
let anyone ask you for sex. avoid things you may notice. • do not abuse them could have been abused.
people who want to touch your • Tell your parents/guardian • encourage them to join your • listen to them patiently and
private parts because that is part immediately. play groups. counsel them. help them lift
of defiling you. always report • get treatment immediately up their self esteem. Tell them
such acts to someone you trust. • do not bathe or change clothes “do not it is not their
remember to visit the health in which you were defiled. They laugh at girls fault.
centre immediately will be evidence in court who have
I feel • report to the police Nakijoba
bad. That big been defiled.”
immediately Ruth, Pearls
girl at school touched
Nyombi
my penis, I will tell
• When you are called to court, Elementary
the teacher. D, green
go and tell your story. School,
Valley PS,
S. Magomu, Counselor Kampala
Wakiso
Hope after Rape

Protection from HIV & pregnancy Coping after

There is hope that you 30 days. arVs stop the virus •If you get the treat-ment defilement!
can protect yourself from entering your white blood before three days pass.
from HIV if you are cells and multiplying. • nobody asks to be defiled. it may
After the three days, the
defiled. But you have to • arVs only work: drugs will not help you. happen to anyone. so do not
act fast. •If you were HIV negative •You will also be given medicine blame yourself.
doctors have found new before the defilement to protect you from getting •Talk to someone you trust. if you
treatment to help girls pregnant.
who are defiled not to
are a girl, it is better to talk to a
Rebecca Nabbosa,
get hiV and pregnancy. Counselor, Naguru
woman. it helps you to feel better
The person who defiled Teenage Centre •get some-one to keep counseling
you might have hiV. You you till you feel better.
need to immediately go Where you can get at every lc
to a health centre for help:
help. •all the big hospitals level, the
in your district woman
At the health •naguru Teenage councillor
centre: centre, kampala can help abused
•You will be tested for •Mildmay centre, children or go to
hiV. Wakiso district a youth centre.
• if you are negative, •paedriatic infectious
you will be given arVs disease control •avoid thinking
(medicine given to (pidc) Mulago about it, occupy
people with hiV), that hospital, kampala yourself with
you will swallow for A counselor talks to a girl at Naguru Teenage centre games, work and
books
Young Talk is for Teachers and pupils in p5, p6 and p7
 3 Young Talk, July 2008

She is however informed that she will not

The story be joining secondary school. Her dream
continues.... seems to be coming to an end. But she
Sara is in her P7 vacation. This does not give up. Read on and learn more
time we see her being given from Sara.
more chores by her uncle. She is
already overworked and wonders
whether she will be able to do all
the chores when she joins second-
ary school.

THE SPECIAL GIFT

Sara returnS to her
mother’S kitchen. her
brother tSumi anS SiSter
maria are there
how am i going to do
uncle wants me to do all my homework in
even more chores! secondary school?

girls.
Do not overwork house
Boys ca n als o do
chores
Both girls and to
boys have a right
education
do
You need time to house
school wo rk an d
You better tell tell me
chores
You can say no toadult
her now. what?
wrong things an
may tell you.
Sara i’m sorry
to tell you
that you won’t
be going to Dictionary
secondary Afford: To be able
school... Chores: Work
Wnat? Vacation: Holiday
Why not?

We haven’t but mama...

received any money Sara, do you
from your father for a think i want
long time. Your uncle has this? if only we
been paying but now he could afford...
says that he can only afford
to keep one of
you in school.

and of course
that is your
brother.

but i love
Secondary school so much!
school is even i want to be...
more expensive.
tsumi is a boy What deffer-
and you are a girl. but i’m sure
ence does it father wants
make if i am a me to go to
girl? secondary
school.

it shouldn’t
make any difference at
all... but yur uncle is the
head of the family while
your father is away.

...we have to So come and eat,

i know i do depend on your tomorrow we will start
also... but until uncle. making new plans for you.
we have the
money...

Young Talk iS foR TeacHeRS and PuPilS in P5, P6 and P7

 4 Young Talk, July 2008
Who spreads HIV most
between men and
Dear women? Margaret, 14, P5,
Ssanje PS, Rakai

Young TaLKpala Margaret, both men and women

equally spread HIV. But women can
P.O. B0X 22366 Kam get HIV more easily because many
of them depend on men for the
things they need in life. This makes
it hard for them to say no to sex.
My friend lives with her Sometimes they are forced into sex.
mother, who brings men Women need to work hard to do
home. These men ask my things for themsleves so that they
friend for sex. How can I help can say a firm NO to men. Most
her? Nankwasa S, Kyandago women cannot tell the men to use
PS, Kanungu condoms for protection. Such also
Advise your friend to tell her mother leads women to greater risk of
how she feels. If the mother does getting HIV.
not stop these men, she can ask
a relative or any other person she I had sex with my sister
trusts to talk to her. It must be a when she was seven years
person whose advice her mother can and I was nine. Am I still a
take. But let your friend continue virgin? OB, P7, Barr PS, Lira
saying NO! to those men. "We love reading Young Talk." No, you are no longer a virgin.
Pupils of Mayuge PS Virginity is lost when one has sex.
I have friends who are But by now you may have found out
not interested in learning. that it is a terrible thing to have sex
They abuse teachers and teachers trained from the alot of work to children, especially with your sister. It is called incest. It
fellow pupils. How can I avoid same colleges? Sometimes girls. Ask your parents for more is against the law and our culture!
them? EK, 14, P7, Yumbe PS we even feed on better reading time if they do this to you. Abstain from sex to prevent HIV and
EK, you may have to slowly stop meals than those in Boarding Give them examples of children early pregnancy.
moving with them. Find other schools. Kyomuhendo R, 14, who do well because their parents
friends and something else to do P7, Marumbu PS, Kyenjojo give them enough reading time.
whenever they want you. Be polite.
Do not worry even if they say or do
Kyomuhendo, some pupils in
villages perform better than those
Long distances in some
villages may affect pupils'
StarSchool!
Little Stars PS, Kampala is the
negative things to you. in town. They are serious in reading performance. But, if you Young Talk star school for July. Pupils in
and discuss with fellow pupils. are committed, you can this school sent 20 letters to Young Talk.
Why do pupils from They also revise at home. Do you wake up early for school All the pupils who wrote letters win Young
town and private schools do the same? Many children in the and plan your time well. Talk rulers. You can also make your
perform better than us village lack paraffin for lighting so You will pass like other school a star school by writing to
in village schools yet we Young Talk!
that they can read. Some parents pupils in town and
have the same syllabus and and guardians in the village give private schools.

Young Talker of the month

Do something to help other children

"Young Talk has taught us to stay safe and stay

in school" Pupils of Bitare PS in kisoro I can help by encouraging thank you lutwama for your
parents to take their children for advice. You win a Young talk
immunisation. I can also help take SChOOl Bag, a rUlEr and a
from this Youn..... g Talk? my young brothers and sisters. StiCkEr
ha ve yo u le ar nt
What ..............................
.................... .........................
I would also talk to parents to take
Young talkers, SEND in your
......................... lEttErS and DraWiNgS with
Young Talk Topic:..... g talk: their children for HIV testing. HIV
t from this Youn gOOD aDViCE.
What i have learn
.........
.............................. positive children should be given
..............................
iNgS
BESt DraW
..... .......... ..... ..... ..... .........
..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .......... ..... treatment so they do not fall ill.
1............... ...............

WiN PrizES
..............................
..... ..... ..... .............................. ..... ..... ..... ................... lutwama geoffrey, 13, P6,
2 ..... ..... .....
..............................
..... .....
.............................. .............. Bukulula Mixed PS
3................................... .......... ..............................
..............................
..... ..... .......... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..............
4.......... ..... ..... ..... .......... ..... .....
..............................
.............................. .... .... .... ............ www.straight-talk.or.ug
5................................... ...... Age............C las s... .... ....
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ............
Name:........... .....District............
Schoo l... .... .... .... .... .... .... ................................
Young Talk P.O . Bo x 22 366 Publisher: Straight talk FOUNDatiON
your answers to 4 Acacia Avenue, Kololo, P. O. Box 22366, Kampala, tel: (031) 262030/1, Fax: 534858,
answer and send you ha ve no t sta rte d
N PaDS. girlS, if
E-mail: strtalk@imul.com, strtalk@straight-talk.or.ug, Executive Director: C.
kampala and Wi YS you can
n giv e it to yo ur older sister. BO Watson; Communications Director: t. agutu, Programs Director: S. ajok, Editorial
str ua tio n yo u ca co us ins . Manager: E. kimuli, Editors:g. awekofua, M. akello, D. agaba, J abongowath,
men ur sisters or
d give them to yo Chief Designer: M. kalanzi, Designer: gb. Mukasa, Printer: the New Vision
also win pads an Young Talk is funded by DaNiDa, DFiD & SiDa.