---
title: "The Global Reach of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'"
date: 2023-12-04T18:00:00-05:00
author: OBOS Admin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/media-coverage/the-global-reach-of-our-bodies-ourselves"
section: Media Coverage
---
[Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate)

[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# The Global Reach of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'

By April Peavey • Public Radio International: The World • April 26, 2018

> Diana Namumbejja Abwoye started translating the Ugandan version of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in 2012. That was a year after she received a copy of the book as a birthday present.  
>   
> She says she had "never read anything about women's health, sexuality and birth control. So, when I read this book, I learned so much. It changed my life. So, I wanted to pass on this information to other women.”

  
Listen to the full story: [The Global Reach of 'Our Bodies, Ourselves'](https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-04-26/global-reach-our-bodies-ourselves)[Read the full article ](https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-04-26/global-reach-our-bodies-ourselves)

![](/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

[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)