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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Veronika Honkasalo, Karim Maiche, Henri Onodera, Marja Peltola & Leena Suurpää (Eds.) - Finnish Youth Research Society,

The article collection 'Young people in reception centres' presents how the young people applying for asylum in Finland and the people working with them experience the first few months that follow a young person’s arrival in Finland. 

Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser - Our World in Data,

Violations of children’s rights remain tragically common across the world. This entry from Our World in Data presents data on this topic.

Elizabeth Claire Reimer - Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics,

This qualitative study explored a relational practice approach with parents whose children have been removed into out-of-home care in Australia. 

Jane Tunstill, Carolyne Willow - Social Work and Social Sciences Review,

This article explores the implications of austerity for professional child and family social workers in the UK.

Courtney Lewis - Alaska Law Review,

This Article argues that Alaska should adopt a threestep approach to achieve better outcomes based on the American Bar Association’s model licensing standards, which are narrowly tailored to evaluate whether a child should be placed with a relative. 

ACCI Missions & Relief,

This briefing note has been written to give Australian charities currently engaging with overseas residential care institutions an overview of the issue and an understanding of some of the potential ramifications of the proposed Modern Slavery legislation.

ACCI Missions & Relief,

This briefing note has been written to give Australian churches an overview of the issue of orphanage tourism and an understanding of the likely ramifications of the legislation for churches.

Abhishek Saraswat & Sayeed Unisa - IUSSP 2017,

This study examined the psychological wellbeing of children in institutions and their various coping mechanisms.

Linda Reynolds, Senator for Western Australia & Kate van Doore,

This newsletter issue from Senator Linda Reynolds of Western Australia, written in conjunction with Kate van Doore of Griffith Law School, was written in preparation for the Australian Parliamentary inquiry on modern slavery and describes the ways in which orphanage trafficking constitutes modern-day slavery. 

Sharon Vandivere, Karin E. Malm, Tiffany J. Allen, Sarah Catherine Williams and Amy McKlindon - Evaluation Review,

The present study tested whether family finding, as implemented in North Carolina from 2008 through 2011, improved child welfare outcomes for youth at risk of emancipating foster care without permanency.