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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Lucy Hillier -- SHARE,

An article by BCN's Lucy Hillier discussing the importance of initiating protective actions and initiatives around mental health care.

VOA News,

According to this article from the Voice of America, migrant children in Greece will begin school next week.  The Greek Education Minister states that 1,500 children will be taught at 20 public schools or in classrooms at six refugee camps starting Monday.

Loyola University Chicago - Center for the Human Rights of Children,

The Center for the Human Rights of Children and MALA will host a screening of "What Tomorrow Brings", a powerful film that goes inside the very first girls’ school in one small Afghan village. This event is open to the public. Students, faculty, and community members are invited to honor the UN's International Day of the Girl, which aims to ensure a world free of discrimination for young women and girls.

National Child Workforce Institute,

The webinar will focus on a comprehensive approach to strengthening supervisory practice throughout Indiana’s Department of Child Services (DCS). The session will focus on the development and refinement of a range of inter-connected supervisory initiatives in Indiana, including:

The Guardian,

In this article from the Guardian, Do Duy Vi, a former street child himself, shares how he he seeks out vulnerable young people in Vietnam’s capital in the hopes of offering them shelter and a new beginning.

Lumos USA,

Location: Washington, USA

The International Institute for the Rights of the Child and the Centre for Children's Rights Studies at the University of Geneva,

"Building on the Momentum: International Alternative Care Conference" will take place 3-5 October 2016 in Geneva.  

Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the sixteenth session (15 Aug 2016 – 2 Sept 2016) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Richard Wamimbi Wotti - Royal Roads University Canada/Centres for Child Protection and Learning (CPL),

The Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) commissioned this assessment to assess the effectiveness of the CPWG, structural setup and work methods from 2012 to date in contributing to child protection systems strengthening in Uganda.

UNICEF,

Este informe describe las lecciones aprendidas de aquellos que estuvieron directamente involucrados en la implementación del Programa de Protección Infantil durante la respuesta epidémica a la Enfermedad por el Virus del Ébola (EVE) en África Occidental.