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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Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

BBC News,

This article from the BBC tells the story of Pamela Smedley, a woman who was sent to an orphanage in Australia from a children’s home in the UK in 1949, at the age of 13, on what she was told was a “day-trip.”

UNICEF Centre de presse,

Forcée de quitter son foyer et séparée de ses parents, dans un camp au nord de l’Iraq, une jeune fille trouve un endroit sûr pour apprendre, jouer et se faire des amis.

Maternal and Child Health Life Course Research Network (LCRN),

The Maternal and Child Health Life Course Research Network (LCRN) is hosting a webinar on 27 October, presented by Pilyoung Kim, PhD, Family and Child Neuroscience Lab, University of Denver. 

ISPCAN,

ISPCAN will be hosting the 10th Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (APCCAN) to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 24-28 October 2015. 

Lumos,

Lumos is an international organisation working to end the institutionalisation of children globally.

Lumos,

Lumos is seeking an experienced programmes, advocacy and policy professional, confident in advocating for children’s rights at the highest level of policy makers in the LAC region and implementing change on the ground.

Lumos requiere un profesional con experiencia en programas, en incidencia y en trabajo relacionado con diseño de políticas confiado en su capacidad de abogar por los derechos del niño ante los responsables de formular políticas al más alto nivel en la región de ALC y de efectuar cambios sobre el terreno.

Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO),

In this webinar, Dr. Delia Pop of Hope and Homes for Children explores effective methods for identifying families at risk of separation, and describes the Active Family Support (AFS) model proven to be effective in improving the wellbeing of children by preventing their separation from parents or enabling them to return to their biological families.

International Social Service - ISS et Mediation Familiale Internationale ,

Le SSI a organisé une rencontre rassemblant des médiateurs et autres professionnels spécialisés dans les situations familiales transnationales pour échanger leurs idées, expertises, déontologies et pratiques. 

Kwaku Oppong Asante - Global Social Welfare,

This study was conducted to understand the lived experiences of street children and adolescents.