Uganda

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 37.78 million
  • Population under 15 years: 48%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 59 years
  • Human Development Index: 163 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Low income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 7.3%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.9 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 29.5%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 40%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2011

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JoAnn S. Lee, Jennifer L. Romich, Ji Young Kang, Jennifer L. Hook and Maureen O. Marcenko--Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examines the causal role that the source of income plays in reunification. 

Avani Dias and Xavier La Canna -- ABC,

This article from ABC discusses how the child protection system in the northern territory of Australia is more focused on punishing parents than protecting children.  

ISS - USA,

ISS-USA's 6th Annual Fall Conference, co-hosted by the University of Maryland School of Social Work, will focus on the legal and human rights of children separated from their biological families across international borders.

ISS-USA,

ISS-USA will be hosting a conference on Thursday, October 13th in Baltimore, MD. This conference, The Ties That Bind: Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Children Separated From Their Families Across International Borders, will focus on the legal and human rights of children separated from their biological families across international borders.

Maria Cancian, Steven T. Cook, Mai Seki and Lynn Wimer - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examines whether requiring parents to pay child support to offset the costs of foster care delays children's permanent placement, whether through reunification with a parent, adoption, or guardianship.

Thomson Reuters reports that an increasing number of women in Nigeria are fooled into giving up their children.  

International Step by Step Association,

Save the date for the 2016 Conference of the International Step by Step Association (ISSA), "Early Childhood in Times of Rapid Change." The Conference will unite all aspects of the early childhood workforce to explore the impact of shift

Lindsay Hill and Angie Hart,

This article discusses literature on Reslient Therapy in addition to the results of research on how its use can be a positive tool for kinship care.  

Eleanor Goldberg -- Huffington Post,

According to this report from The Huffington Post, children already at risk for human trafficking face greater risk due to the Hurricane Matthew.

Adrian Blomfield -- The Guardian,

The Guardian reveals how police in Eldoret, Kenya chased children out of "California Barracks" into the Sosiani River.