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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Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development, Uganda,

The focus of this manual is on translating theoretical knowledge about policies into practical actions to provide psychosocial support to orphans and vulnerable children.

Vivek S. Sankaran, Patricia L. Rideout, Martha L. Raimon - University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository,

This article highlights emerging parent representation models that expedite the safe reunification of children already in foster care.

Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and PRI,

This research conducted jointly by the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative and PRI assesses to what extent the guidance contained in the 'General Comment on the rights of children when their parents or primary caregivers are in conflict with the law' has been implemented in Uganda, highlighting some of the gaps that need to be filled.

National Council for Children’s Services,

The National Plan of Action (NPA) provides an operational framework to guide stakeholders and partners in coordinating, planning, implementing and monitoring programmes for the child.

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) , UKaid, Government of Sierra Leone,

This manual provides guidance on psychosocial support training in light of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

Patricia Martin - Save the Children,

This paper documents the results of a mapping exercise of the children’s sector in South Africa as of June 2014 to provide an information platform to inform Save the Children's strategic reflection and planning process.

Save the Children,

This document outlines Save the Children South Africa’s strategic ambitions for the period 2015 to 2020.

ASEAN,

This ASEAN Plan of Action, which complements the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP), aims to provide specific action plans within ASEAN Member States’ domestic laws and policies, as well as relevant international obligations, to effectively address regional challenges common to all ASEAN Member States in the identified major concerns.

Sabour Bradley - Head First Series,

This video explores the "business" of orphanage tourism in Cambodia and the ways in which Australians contribute to the problem.

UNICEF Nepal,

This short flyer from UNICEF Nepal answers the questions: What is orphanage voluntourism? Are the children in orphanages actually orphans? How can orphanage volunteering be harmful? Why is there greater risk following the 2015 earthquake? What are the risks to children of residing in orphanages? What is the solution for children that are genuine orphans? And how can you help children in Nepal?