Our Impact

Ten years of youth-led change, in numbers.

From district health facilities to national policy dialogues, here's what PEERU's peer-led programming delivered in 2025.

Our Recent Impact
Our Recent Impact

Our Recent Impact

PEERU works to improve adolescents' and youth's access to and use of quality, integrated, and youth-friendly health information and services — reaching both in-school and out-of-school young people across more than 31 districts in Uganda. Here's what that looked like in 2025.

Highlights of 2025

Accomplishments across our districts

401 Stakeholders at the 4th National Dialogue on Adolescent Health

A two-day national dialogue convening 401 key stakeholders from 17 districts across Uganda.

79 Schools supported through health clubs

Reached through school health clubs, Parents and Teachers Associations, Boards of Governors/Directors, and Senior Management Committees.

685 Teachers & head teachers trained

Trained on adolescent-health, school-based health promotion.

3,115 Students reached

Reached and trained in schools on Sexuality Education and Adolescent Health through school health clubs.

187 Health workers trained

Trained in adolescent- and youth-responsive Sexual Reproductive Health and adolescent health service provision.

63 Health facilities enhanced

Enhanced services to better cater to the needs of adolescents and youth.

13 Community peer support groups

Supported in establishing functional youth SACCOs, CBOs, and NGOs.

41 Community dialogues facilitated

Facilitated at the sub-national level.

On the Ground

Reaching communities where they are

PEERU community outreach and distribution
Young PEERU peer leaders at an advocacy event
Our Partners & Funders

Working alongside those who share our mission

Girls Not Brides
Planned Parenthood Global
EANNASO
Save the Children Uganda
Government of Uganda
NehoRua East Africa Ltd
Frontline AIDS
AHF Uganda Cares
ACHEST — African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation
AfriYAN — African Youth and Adolescents Network on Population and Development
SRHR Alliance Uganda
Amref Health Africa
SRHR Africa Trust (SAT)
UNAIDS
UNESCO
World Health Organization (WHO)
Uganda Country Coordinating Mechanism for the Global Fund
Y+ Global — Global Network of Young People Living with HIV
PLAN International
GNP+ — Global Network of People Living with HIV
PATA — Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa
RIATT-ESA — Regional Inter-Agency Task Team on Children & AIDS
Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)
UGANET — Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS
CEHURD — Center for Health, Human Rights and Development
NAWOU — National Association of Women's Organisations in Uganda
Strong Minds Uganda
Girls Not Brides
Planned Parenthood Global
EANNASO
Save the Children Uganda
Government of Uganda
NehoRua East Africa Ltd
Frontline AIDS
AHF Uganda Cares
ACHEST — African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation
AfriYAN — African Youth and Adolescents Network on Population and Development
SRHR Alliance Uganda
Amref Health Africa
SRHR Africa Trust (SAT)
UNAIDS
UNESCO
World Health Organization (WHO)
Uganda Country Coordinating Mechanism for the Global Fund
Y+ Global — Global Network of Young People Living with HIV
PLAN International
GNP+ — Global Network of People Living with HIV
PATA — Paediatric-Adolescent Treatment Africa
RIATT-ESA — Regional Inter-Agency Task Team on Children & AIDS
Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU)
UGANET — Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS
CEHURD — Center for Health, Human Rights and Development
NAWOU — National Association of Women's Organisations in Uganda
Strong Minds Uganda