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In Uganda , 95% of women and girls have experienced physical or sexual violence, U.N.-backed authorities say.
A nonprofit group in rural Uganda says domestic violence is so widespread that it's hard to find a woman who hasn't been affected.
The group, Ourganda , focuses on instilling fear in offenders as much as educating them.
Most cases are never prosecuted.
Out of 2,194 cases of teenage pregnancy in 2023 , only 54 were reported to the police in Bundibugyo .
Domestic violence is said to rise between October and February , peak season for harvesting cocoa plants.
Some couples fight over how to share the earnings, many residents said.
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