Tag: Single mother
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Women singly raising children deserve respect
Seemingly, the majority of children in Uganda are mostly raised by a female as the primary parent or guardian. The latest national household survey report, revealed that the majority, 45.8 percent, of persons aged 15 years and above have never married. Add the 6.1 percent who are divorced or separated and the percentage goes higher…
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Stop using offensive label “single mother”
When I paid attention to it, I realised that I really don’t like that concept “SINGLE MOTHER.” The more I thought of it the more I realised that its usage and application in Uganda is mostly from a moralistic attitude; and which attitude frames mothers who are seemingly and overtly parenting their children on their…