Author: Magalen Community Services

In Magola Sub County, menstruation is a reason to stay home from school. With sanitary pads costing up to $1.40 a packet — more than most families earn in a day — girls miss an average of three days of school every month. Since 2012, adolescent girl absenteeism has climbed from 7% to 28%. Behind…
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In Uganda, growing old in a rural community means growing invisible. With no formal care systems, no social security, and high rates of poverty and neglect, elderly women in villages like Magola Sub County carry enormous burdens with almost no support. Many live alone. Many go without basic necessities. Most are forgotten. This year, MCS…
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In Magola Sub County, Tororo District, women have traditionally worked in their husbands’ fields. They planted, harvested, and tended livestock — but the land, the crops, and the income belonged to someone else. For Nyakoi Dorothy, that was simply the way things were. Until MCS stepped in. A community where women are locked out Women…
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This year, Magalen Community Services reached further, built more, and changed more lives than ever before. From new changing rooms in primary schools to a woman growing her first tomato crop — here is what we achieved together between April 2024 and April 2025. 500 girls reached with menstrual health support In Magola Sub County,…
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A big thanks to everyone for your continuous generosity and support 🙏. Magalen Community Services (MCS) couldn’t have existed till this very day without your helping hands. God bless the hands 🙌 that never hold back what is good to those in need. “And there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving…
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Malaria is one of the most common diseases affecting almost the entire population in Uganda especially children, if not properly treated can lead to death. We are working with the local team to promote preventive measures via home visits and treatment intervention. We have developed visual teaching aids to help promote preventative awareness – the…
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In January 2018, we held another annual event to give the women a platform and opportunity to share their experiences and growth. As part of the training session, women were given certificates of participation. The event was attended the local government officials and councillors. The women and other members of the community take great interest…
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In 2015 we started a small-scale pilot subsistence farming project to grow maize, beans and other organic fruit and vegetable varieties. The project involved 60 women initially, each with an acre of land. The women obtained access to land to enable them to participate in the project. They received training in planting, harvesting, drying, storing…
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