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- Up one level
- African Women and Girls Organization for Total Knowledge (AWAGO)
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. This global network was established in 2007 to focus on raising the quality of life of every woman and every child, through the full awakening of Total Knowledge—the lively field of intelligence at the source of our thinking, feeling and behavior, and through which all areas of life naturally flourish.
- Mothers of Uganda (5 min)
Short documentary about United Women's Platform for Empowerment and Development (UWOPED), a non-profit that is helping to empower the woman of Uganda by offering training programs, including the Transcendental Meditation technique.
- PTSD Study on TM and Ugandan Women War Survivors (4 min)
- The effect of transcendental meditation on self-efficacy, perceived stress, and quality of life in mothers in Uganda
Leslee Goldstein, Sanford I. Nidich, Rachel Goodman & David Goodman (2018): The effect of transcendental meditation on self-efficacy, perceived stress, and quality of life in mothers in Uganda, Health Care for Women International, DOI:10.1080/07399332.2018.1445254
Abstract (excerpt):
Our study assessed the impact of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique on self-efficacy, perceived stress, and mental and physical quality of life of these women. This single-blind controlled study involved 81 women who were assigned to either practice of the Transcendental Meditation program (n D 42) or wait-list (delayed start) control group (n D 39). Participants learned the Transcendental
Meditation program over five sessions, then practiced at home for 20 minutes twice a day, and attended twice monthly group meetings over a 3-month period. The primary outcome measure was self-efficacy using the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Perceived stress using Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale, and physical and mental quality of life using subscales of the Medical Outcomes Survey (MOS, HIV version) were secondary outcome measures. Significant improvements were shown in self-efficacy (p < .001), perceived stress (p < .010), and mental and physical well-being (p < .010). Compliance with TM home practice was >88%. This is the first controlled study to demonstrate the effect of TM in the daily lives of mothers living in impoverished conditions.
- Ugandan Girls school introduces Transcendental Meditation
- Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union Conference Presentation, May 9-12, 2017
Judith Nassali, National Director, African Women and Girls Organization spoke about the African Nurses Now Initiative to provide time-tested solutions to address the crisis of nurse burnout and to build resiliency in the nursing and midwife profession. Uganda is leading the way for this initiative and will share solutions and establish connections with nurse and midwife professionals throughout Africa.