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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Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Regional Consultancy: Mapping and Assessment of the Social Service Workforce to Prevent and Respond to Violence against Children in East Asia and the Pacific
Global Social Service Workforce Alliance,

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance is seeking a regional consultant in East Asia and the Pacific.

Outcome of the solution-focused self-efficacy enhancement group intervention for adolescents in foster care setting
Viktorija Cepukiene, Rytis Pakrosnis, Ginte Ulinskaite - Children and Youth Services Review,

A present study is aimed at evaluating changes of foster care adolescents' self-efficacy and psychological functioning during the solution-focused self-efficacy enhancement group intervention for adolescents.

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Age and other risk factors related to reentry to care from kin guardian homes.
Parolini A, Shlonsky A, Magruder J, Eastman AL, Wulczyn F, Webster D - Child Abuse & Neglect,

This study examines the factors associated with guardianship breakdown for children who exited foster care to kinship guardianship in California between 2003 and 2010.

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Outcome of the solution-focused self-efficacy enhancement group intervention for adolescents in foster care setting
Viktorija Cepukiene, Rytis Pakrosnis, Ginte Ulinskaite - Children and Youth Services Review,

The present study is aimed at evaluating changes of foster care adolescents' self-efficacy and psychological functioning during the solution-focused self-efficacy enhancement group intervention for adolescents.

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Public Numbers, Private Pain: What Is Hidden Behind the Disproportionate Removal of Black Children and Youth from Families by Ontario Child Welfare?
Jennifer Clarke, Sonia Mills Minster, Leyland Gudge - Today’s Youth and Mental Health,

This chapter explores the factors that are hidden behind the disproportionate numbers and considers the mental health impact of child removal on Black children, youth, and families in Ontario.

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The views of birth families regarding access visits in foster care
Miguel Ángel García-Martín, María J Fuentes, Isabel M Bernedo María D Salas - Journal of Social Work,

This study aims to give voice to parents and gather their views about contact visits in foster care.

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Child Protection Consultant, Berlin, Germany
UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Consultant in Germany.

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Regional Child Protection Information Management Specialist, Dakar, Senegal
UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Regional Child Protection Information Management Specialist in Senegal. 

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Parenting guidelines: For children 0-5 years old (Thai)
UNICEF Thailand and Office of the Education Council,

The guidelines provide information for ECD professionals and parents about holistic child development, linked to the national Early Learning and Development Standards.

Evaluation of Ghana's Child Protection System Strengthening Initiatives at the District Level: Final Report
Government of Ghana, UNICEF,

The objective of this evaluation is to document and assess how the capacity of the child protection system in Ghana—in particular the practices of the Social Welfare Actors (SWA)—has changed to enable the provision of quality services to children and families with support of the workforce strengthening (WFS) initiative.