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Vol.10 No.11 NOV/DEC 2009 Stay in school
Say No to sex

Stay Safe during holidays

Make a
The December - January holiday
is on. It has many parties like

holiday plan
Christmas, weddings and parties.

This is the time to do

things you have Anne Kayaga Nicole,
been missing P6, Mother Care
while at school. Bunnamwaya PS,
Counsellor Liz Wakiso, says: I will do
Okello, says make the school holiday work
talking to your parents in the first week.
one of those things.
To make a holiday plan:
This is a good time to make your parents •Make a list of things you want
your friends. Talk to them about your to do during holidays. It can
growing body, friends, school or any be daily, weekly or monthly.
worries and needs. They will listen. •Start with the most important
Parents have gone through many things things in the morning when
which are happening to you now. Talking your mind is fresh.
to them will help you understand what is •Balance work and play to relax
happening around you and stay safe. your mind.
•Know what is safe and
Do not fear talking to them. If your dangerous to your life.
parents have no time, politely ask them to
spare some time for you. Ask for advice from your
parents, teachers, elders,
Find the best time to talk with them when brothers and sisters about your
they are not very busy or tired. You can holiday plan.
talk to them at tea time or when you are
doing work together.

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HELP! I was defiled HIV basics:

Blowing condoms like ballons
I was defiled at 9 years. Some children pick used condoms from
At 12 years, the same the rubbish and blow them like balloons.
man defiled me again. I Can’t they get HIV from them? Mafabi
am now 16. Can I accuse Peter, 10, P5, Tororo Education Center
this man of defiling me in
courts of law? Girl, Nebbi HIV is a virus that causes AIDS. You can get infected with HIV
Yes, you can still accuse this man. Defilement is a serious crime. Report the man to from a condom which contains semen, blood of an HIV positive
the authorities because he defiled you. Defilement is when a man has sex with a girl person. Do not play or blow used condoms. You should not pick
who is below 18 years or if a woman has sex with a boy below 18 years. Ronald anything from dust bins or rubbish pits.
Sekaggya, Principal Legal Officer, Judicial Service Commission
When a condom has just been used, the virus

What do you like or

is active in fluids. If these fluids get in contact
with any wounds in your mouth you can

dislike about your

get infected with HIV. You may have a cut or

QUIZ
wound in the mouth and you don't know. So
parents/ guardians? HIV can enter your body through such a cut.
HIV lives mainly in fluids like blood, vaginal
Send your letters to PO Box 22366, fluids and semen.

WIN prizes
Kampala and Dr Paul Semugoma,
International Hospital Kampala
Young Talk is for teachers and pupils in p5, p6 and p7
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busy holidays
During holidays,
have a chance to do
activities that will
build your skills and
knowledge. Young
talkers speak about
their holiday plans.
Rear chicken
Abenakyo Rhodah, 12,
P7 of Mother Care PS,
Bunnamwaya, Wakiso
says: I will spend the
holidays with my aunt and
sell eggs. I will use some of
the money to buy clothes,
shoes, books and pens.
Rearing chicken or
growing crops such as
maize and beans is a
good holiday activity. Ask
your parents or guardians
to help you start farming.
Play football
“An idle mind is a devils
workshop. I will join the
village football team to
keep me busy. I will dig,
slash the compound, look
after my grandparents
cattle in the village."
Ssewaali Abdul,
Mother care PS,
Wakiso.
Discover your talent during
this holiday. What is it that
you can do so well? Maybe
you are a good singer and
need to join the church
choir.
Meet Henry, a friend
I will work in vacation
Thank God, I did my Primary
Leaving Examinations (PLE)
this November. Papers were
not so hard. So I hope to
pass. We celebrated the
P7 leaver’s party at school.
Guess what!
I got on the floor and
mimed Bread and
butter by Radio and
Weasel. It is my
favorite song.
Friends and funs
praised me saying:
'Our man! Our
man!' Music and
dance keep my
mind occupied.
Young Talk is for teachers and pupils in p5, p6 and p7
Mwesigye Adolph
of Kawere village,
Mubende feeding
Music dance and
drama a cow
“During my P7 holiday I Keep away from alcohol
will join a music, dance and and sex. Invite your
drama club at the church friends home. Your
in Mayuge.”Akweny
Esther, P7,12, Rimage parents will be happy to
Classic PS, Lugazi, meet them.
Mukono
Teddy Juma, a teacher
at City Parents School
says: Do some work
at home like
cooking,
washing,
cleaning,
digging,
fetching
water and
firewood.
Identify
people in
your community
who can teach you skills
such as crafts, bricklaying,
hairdressing, tailoring and
computer.
Dangers in your environment
When you visit relatives
or friends, you may meet
children with wrong
behaviour. Some children
have been forced into sex
during such visits. Abstain
My sister got pregnant
from sex, do not tell lies,
steal or fight. If one forces
during holidays
you into sex, shout for help Kayongo Denis, 13, P7 Hope Children’s Center
and report them. Inform Temangalo, Wakiso, wrote: "My sister got pregnant
your parents or guardian during her holidays. She got a Sexually Transmitted
where you are going and Disease. She was sent away from home and school. She
whom you are going with.
gave birth to a baby whom she cannot care for."
Sex is not for you yet. You are still young. Wait.
Most pregnancies happen during holidays.
• Pregnancy can happen even
before a girl sees her first
During my vacation, I plan
to work with my brother menstrual period.
at his art company making
necklaces earrings and craft • Pregnancy can happen the
cards. I also plan to have
some good time with my first time you have sex.
friends.
My friend was Beware of child sacrifice
Nakitto Flavia, P6, Viannet Junior PS, Kampala wrote: “Child sacrifice
killed and defilement are still going on. Some people sacrifice their children to become
Keirungi Constance, 9, Jenny and
Jessy PS, Zana, says: "My friend spent rich. I heard of a man
most of her time watching films in who sacrificed his
video halls and visiting friends during twins to become
holidays. One day she was killed on rich in our village.
her way back home at night." Young Talkers, be
careful. Move
Sorry for the death of your
friend. Moving at night with a friend and
or in lonely places alone is avoid dark places.
dangerous. For example, Strangers may
if you are going to collect
firewood or water, go with kidnap you for
friends or an adult. sacrifice.”

As your friends celebrate completing
Primary Leaving Examination, you
Join secondary or vocational school
may worry about money for joining
secondary and which school to join.
The good news is that government
has started Universal Secondary
Education (USE). It is free and near
you.
Aggrey Kibenge from the ministry
of Education says: USE is meant to
help children access education from
their homes. To qualify you must
have scored between Aggregate 4
and 28. USE does not provide for
boarding fee.
Some of the children are directly
admitted by the school but you can
also go to the nearby school in your " Pupils of Kibanga PS holding
brooms in their crafts lesson
:
Know your boredpyim ples
Knickers do not cu
es on my
I have many pimpl
ickers to
face. If I use my kn
it cure the
wash the face, can
hab, P6,
pimples? Aweko Na
di.
Kabalega PS, Masin
Knickers do not have
s.
medicine to cure pimple
ers
Some times your knick
Find your way home without trouble may be dirty wi th ba cte ria
which may affect your
face. Do not squeeze,
scrub or rub pimples
Help John, he has to get home on time. But
with any piece of
a long the way, there are many dangers. cloth. Bath the
Find the safest way for him to use. face twice a day
using soap and
Watch out for Swine Flu
Alvin Semakula, 11, P6, City
Parents School, Kampala
wrote: There has been an
outbreak of Swine Flu in
Uganda this year. Stay
indoors to avoid infection
during holidays. Good
advice, Alvin. Swine flu is also
called H1N1 influenza.
Some people in Uganda
including students have
been affected by Swine
flu. The World Health
Organization
says: Swine flu is
spread from one
person to another
through breathing,
Young Talk is for teachers and pupils in p5, p6 and p7
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community to ask them to register
you if they offer USE.
You can also join technical education
if you want to do carpentry,
hairdressing or brick laying.
Government has built technical
schools in every sub county. If
things do not work out, you can
also find someone to train you in
hairdressing, tailoring, carpentry or
bricklaying. There are many people
around your community who can
teach you these things.
Do not waste your life. Take
advantage of opportunities
around you.
control
clean water everyday to
no
the pimples. If there is
ples
change see a doctor. Pim
They
come during teen age.
es in
are caused by hormon
the body. They may sta
y
for about three ye ars .
Almost everybody gets
pimples. Do not fear
it is normal to have
pimples.
Dr Paul
Semugoma
International
Hospital
Kampala
coughing and sneezing.
A person with swine flu may
have sudden fever, cough,
tiredness, coldness, headache,
sore throat, runny nose,
sneezing, stomach upset, loss
of appetite, diarrhea, painful
muscles, legs or joint pain. If
you get any of these symptoms,
see a doctor immediately. Stay
home until the fever has
been treated. Drink a lot of
water. Do not drink coffee
or soda. They increase
diarrhea. Always wash
your hands regularly;
do not share cups or
plates. Do not cough
or sneeze into your
fingers.
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My body itches especially

Dear
at night. I don’t have any
rash. Could I be suffering

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P.O. B0X 22366 Ka
A teacher gave us an
exercise. He told me to
take books for marking to
the office. He demanded for
sex but I refused. Whenever
he comes to class, he chases
me away from lessons, what
can I do? Girl, Anava PS,
Arua
Thank you for saying NO to the
teacher's demand for sex. Talk to the
school administration to transfer
you to another stream if the school
has more than one stream. If this is
difficult, tell your headteacher about
it. Be strong and don’t let anyone
scare you. You have a right to a
bright future.
Will I start menstruating
if I have sex every day?
Balinaomugisha D, 12, P6
Kabalega PS, Masindi
Menstruation is when the egg is
released from the ovary to the
uterus and it is not fertilised.
The menstruation periods start
at different times for different
women/girls. It is controlled by
hormones and not by playing sex. It
is common to feel sexually excited,
during menstruation period. This is
normal and natural.
When I look at a girl,
sperms come out.
Sometimes I feel like having
"We like reading Young Talk."
Pupils of Kyanjuki PS, Kasese
" We are too young to have sex.
Pupils of Agiermach PS, Nebbi
As we grow up through teenage years,
our bodies change in preparation
to make us adults. A boy grows a
beard, pubic hair, the voice breaks and
having sex. You may get erections and
release sperms at night (wet dreams).
This is natural and normal. Do not
feel ashamed of it. It means you are
from AIDS or other STDs?
Birali M, 16, P6, Bujoloto PS,
Mbale
It is likely that you are NOT suffering
from AIDS. Also, if you have never had
sex, it may not be a sexually transmitted
disease (STD). There are many things
which can cause itching. It may be
allergies of the skin or biting insects
like mosquitoes and fleas. The only way
one can know if they have HIV is by
taking an HIV test.See a medical doctor
about it. They will diagnose and suggest
treatment for it.
Is it true that if I wash
my vagina using OMO, it
will become big. Gimono P,
P6 New Hope PS, Bugiri
You cannot enlarge the size of your
vagina using omo. Instead omo is such
a powerful detergent which damage the
skin slowly. This may bring you health
problems or even infection. Be positive
about who you are. Love and appreciate
yourself then no one will try to make
you be someone else.
Do girls also get
erections? Oloya C,16,
Pakwelo PS, Gulu
It is not possible for girls to erect
because their private organ is not
designed in such a way. The penis is
elongated and has the capacity to erect
when stimulated but not the vagina.
Cousellors Dr Paul
Semugoma and Liz Okello
Schools of

sex. How can I prevent this?
Pirwoth G, Oturgang Boys’
PS Nebbi
other changes. Inside the boy’s body,
hormones are produced which makes
him aware of other people. You feel like
the year
growing properly. But it is not a sign
for you to start having sex. You are still
young and developing.
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