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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Julia Freedson, Yvonne Kemper, and Simar Singh - Conflict Dynamics International,

This Framework is designed as a practical resource to promote accountability for serious violations of international law committed against children in armed conflict.

Pamela Holcomb, Kathryn Edin, Jeffrey Max, Alford Young, Jr., Angela Valdovinos D’Angelo, Daniel Friend, Elizabeth Clary, Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. - Mathematica Policy Research, OPRE, PACT,

This report describes themes and findings from the first round of in-depth interviews conducted as part of a qualitative study on the views and experiences of fathers who voluntarily enroll and participate in Responsible Fatherhood (RF) programs in the US.

Nabila El-sayed Saboula, Amal Attia Hussien, and Eman Mohamed El-Refaee - IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science,

The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of violence among orphaned children in institutions in Egypt and its consequences on their physical and psychological health status.

Marni Brownell, Mariette Chartier, Wendy Au, Leonard MacWilliam, Jennifer Schultz, Wendy Guenette, Jeff Valdivia - Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba,

This study was designed to “identify factors that contribute to the educational success of children in care in Manitoba” and to “make recommendations regarding what schools, school divisions, and the provincial Department of Education and Advanced Learning could do to contribute further to the educational success of children in care.”

Chelle J. Stokes & Stephanie Carolina Montes - California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks,

This study examines whether participation in Extended Foster Care (EFC) or the Aftercare Program in San Bernardino County, California, USA increases perceptions of independence in former and current foster dependents ages eighteen and older.

Kristin Heffernan & Pamela Viggiani - The Advanced Generalist: Social Work Research Journal, 1 (3/4), p 37-58,

This article reviews current efforts to train child welfare workers in the US in trauma informed practices and argues that trauma informed care adaptation and training must transcend case workers and supervisors in order for true systemic change to occur.

Dr. Philip Cook, Rebeccah Nelems and Dr. Mike Wessells - World Vision UK ,

The purpose of the research highlighted in this report was to assess and analyze the extent to which World Vision UK is reaching ‘the most poor and marginalised’ or Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) through its Child Protection programming in Cambodia, Tanzania, and Eastern DRC.

Andy Guth and Jocelyn Penner Hall - The Georgian Coalition for Child and Youth Welfare (GCCYW), The Coalition for Child and Youth Welfare, ChildPact, World Vision,

The Child Protection Index (the Index) is a comparative policy tool, organised and implemented by local and national level civil society organisations, that examines a country’s current child protection system using a common set of 626 indicators that measure a country’s policy and actions toward greater child protection. This Index measures Moldova’s efforts toward child protection in comparison with other countries in the region.

 

Andy Guth and Jocelyn Penner Hall - The Georgian Coalition for Child and Youth Welfare (GCCYW), The Coalition for Child and Youth Welfare, ChildPact, World Vision,

The Child Protection Index (the Index) is a comparative policy tool, organised and implemented by local and national level civil society organisations, that examines a country’s current child protection system using a common set of 626 indicators that measure a country’s policy and actions toward greater child protection. This Index measures Georgia’s efforts toward child protection in comparison with other countries in the region.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada,

In this executive summary, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada provides an introduction to the use of residential schools for aboriginal children in Canada, presents an overview of the Commission’s activities, describes the history and legacy of these residential schools, and outlines the challenges of reconciliation, including 94 recommendations, or “calls to action” for reconciliation in the field of Child Welfare among many others.