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
Highlighted Documents
Uganda Country Brief on Children's Living Arrangements
Snapshot of Children's Living Arrangements
Uganda Country Care Review

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New Research Underway: Effective Interventions for Children in Out-of-Home Care: Explaining the Impact of Decisions and Types of Treatment
Mette Ejrnæs - University of Copenhagen Department of Economics ,

The University of Copenhagen Department of Economics is conducting an externally funded research project on the effectiveness of interventions for children living in out-of-home care.

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The Woman Who Sold Her Baby For $435 To Buy Firewood
Diane Cole- NPR ,

This piece, from the U.S. National Public Radio’s “Goats and Soda: Stories of Life in a Changing World” series, tells the story of a woman in Afghanistan suffering from extreme poverty who is forced to make the decision to give up her infant.

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Country Care Review: Uruguay
Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of the third to fifth periodic reports of Uruguay (CRC/C/URY/3-5).

Country Care Review: Tanzania
Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of the third to fifth combined periodic reports of Tanzania (CRC/C/TZA/3-5).

Country Care Review: Switzerland
Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of the fourth periodic reports of Switzerland (CRC/C/CHE /2-4).

Country Care Review: Sweden
Better Care Network,

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

Country Care Review: Jamaica
Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of the consolidated third and fourth periodic reports of Jamaica (CRC/C/JAM/3-4).

Country Care Review: Gambia
Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its examination of the combined second and third periodic reports of The Gambia (CRC/C/GAM/2-3).

Country Care Review: Cambodia
Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

Making it Clear on Foster Care
Shirvan Williams, Guardian Trinidad and Tobago ,

The foster care system in Trinidad and Tobago may soon see a significant change, according to this article from the Guardian of Trinidad and Tobago.

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