A study published today in Health Care for Women International shows how the Transcendental Meditation technique can empower women’s lives, using measures of self-efficacy, perceived stress, and mental and physical quality of life. The practice was shown to help single, disadvantaged, illiterate mothers in Uganda deal with high levels of physical and psychological stress in their daily lives while improving their health, well-being, and...

Three new dormitories were inaugurated in a grand ceremony at EDAPO (Economic Development and AIDS Prevention Organization). EDAPO school situated just north of the capital of Kampala, provides food, shelter, education, and basic medical care to hundreds of children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Over half of these children are also living with HIV/AIDS. The EDAPO school has implemented the Transcendental Meditation practice for its...

Introducing African Women and Girls Organization for Total Knowledge, Uganda Ltd. (AWAGO) is part of the women’s wing of the global organization teaching the Transcendental Meditation® (TM®) technique in countries around the world for over 50 years. A New Generation of Leaders African Women and Girls Organization for Total Knowledge, Uganda Ltd. (AWAGO) offers programs, including the evidence-based, secular Transcendental...

Ideal Girls High School was founded in 2008 as the first Consciousness-Based school for Girls in Africa. Our school gives non-sectarian, quality education for girls. We are in Mbale District in eastern Uganda. Success in Exams IGHS has had outstanding success in the Ugandan national exams. That means we have a successful school in Ugandan terms. Since 2009, 92% of our students have passed the “O” level exam at Grade 10 — even though...