Ningo Foundation Ltd is a social venture that was birthed from the experience I went through as a parent and as a headteacher of girls’ school of 1980 students,ranging from ages 12 - 21, for 10 years.

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Ningo? is an Acholi question meaning “What is it?” A question that majority of parents, teacher’s students and all other stakeholders ask themselves whenever girls become hysterical. Hysteria or anxiety conversion disorders are common among young girls between 12-20 years.

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What bothers the concerned people is that whenever the affected girls undergo medical check-ups, no underlying medical reasons are got. The girls on the other hand display many symptoms like fainting, headaches, paralysis, weak limbs, temporally blindness etc.

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Prevalent data on addressed internalised disorders in Uganda reveal high rates of depression and anxiety (Kinyanda et al, 2013).

 

60% of Uganda population is under 18 years, 10% - 20% of children and adolescents experience mental health problems (Kieliu et al).

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Conversion disorders are conditions in which a person experiences physical and sensory problems with no underlying neurologic pathology hence leading to more anxieties.

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We partner with community concerns and NGO of community psychologists