--- title: Uganda date: 2023-12-11T18:00:00-05:00 author: OBOS Admin canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/global-projects/uganda" section: Global Projects --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [Global Translations & Adaptations](/global-projects)# Uganda ![Ugandan 2017 cover](data:image/png;base64,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) ## Omubiri Gwaffe Bwe Bulamu Bwaffe (Translation: Our Bodies Ourselves) **Publication Language:** Luganda **Publication Date:** 2017 ## Our Bodies, Ourselves Project In 2017, a Luganda adaptation of several chapters of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" was published for women in Uganda. The chapters were adapted by Diana Namumbejja Abwoye, a Ugandan woman who is now a nurse practitioner in Boston. Editor Florence Namukabya and reviewer Laureen Ndagire also contributed. Based on the 2011 U.S. edition, the Luganda book covers topics related to identity, relationships, sexuality, birth control, safer sex, pregnancy and birth. These topics were selected because of their direct – and critical – impact on women’s lives in Uganda. ![Uganda training Diana web](data:image/png;base64,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)Diana Namumbejja Abwoye, facing the camera, and a group of women in Masaka, Uganda discuss the Luganda edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves in December 2017. Photo: Alan Roy Abwoye Namumbejja Abwoye explains the need for this information: “Through my experience both as a Ugandan girl growing up and in my work with Ugandan women, I know these are the issues that women and girls face daily…. Culturally, women do not discuss sexuality, sex, and birth control with their daughters. Daughters who are lucky will discuss it with their paternal aunts. This book is intended to be a go-to resource.” The book is adapted to the Ugandan cultural context, including “slang” terms commonly used by Ugandan women and first person stories shared by Ugandan women. ![Diana Namumbejja Uganda 1](data:image/png;base64,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)Diana handing copies of the Luganda translation to a leader of a small women’s group in western Uganda. Dec 2018 Available for free in the community, the book is mainly distributed via hair salons, women’s groups and clubs, and market places. It is also available online and used extensively by Namumbejja Abwoye in her ongoing work to increase access to health and sexuality information among teen and HIV positive mothers in Uganda. In November 2017, Namumbejja Abwoye spoke with OBOS about how the original book changed her life and propelled her to develop a Luganda edition for her country. [Read the blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-bodies-ourselves-in-luganda-changing-the-course-of-ugandan-womens-health-and-rights). ## Online Content The [full book](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/documents/Omubiri-gwaffe-bwe-bulamu-bwaffe-our-bodies-book-final-print.pdf) is available online. ## How to Obtain a Print Copy For information on obtaining print copies, contact Diana Namumbejja Abwoye at diananaava@gmail.com. ## Contact **Diana Namumbejja Abwoye** **Email:** --- ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share 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