Straight Talk Foundation

Straight Talk Foundation (STF) is a Ugandan NGO specializing in Communication for Social Change. STF grew out of the Straight Talk newspaper, first published in 1993 with funding support from UNICEF, and was registered in Uganda as an NGO in 1997. Using a multifaceted Communication for Social Change model that includes radio, print, and face-to-face programming, STF targets adolescents aged 10-19 years oldin and out of school, married and unmarried, male and femalewith direct and relevant sexual & reproductive health (SRH) information and complementary life skills trainings.With this multi-faceted approach, STF aims to foster a healthy, educated, prosperous and peaceful Uganda by working with adolescents and adults to improve adolescent well-being. We work to empower adolescentsespecially girls and those living in poverty and conflict areasto stay in school, live secure and satisfying lives, protect themselves from HIV/STDs and unwanted pregnancies, and live positively with HIV. STF...