A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda

Apr 25, 2026 - 16:00
A race for rights: How sport is helping protect girls in Uganda
On a red running track in eastern Uganda, coach Zuena Cheptoek is doing more than training runners. For many girls in the Sebei subregion, she is also a confidante, a mentor and first line of protection against female genital mutilation, child marriage and abuse.