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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Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers ,

This review analyzes and critiques the foster care system in England, offering recommendations for improving the system. 

Ontario Human Rights Commission,

This report explores the over-representation of Indigenous and Black children in the child welfare system in Ontario.

Joachim Theis - CPC Learning Network,

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the state of international children’s rights, to inform the discussions of a small group of specialists in August 2017, and to make a contribution to ongoing global discussions about child protection and children’s rights.

Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau,

This bulletin draws from available literature and practice knowledge to summarize key issues related to providing effective services to support the stability and permanency of adoptions.

Stoddart J.K., Fallon B., Trocmé N., Fluke J. - Children and Youth Services Review,

Utilizing data from the Ontario Incidence study 2013, this paper examines what child, family and environmental characteristics workers paid attention to when making the determination that a child had experienced maltreatment.

Alessandra Augelli, Linda Lombi and Pierpaolo Triani - Italian Journal of Sociology of Education,

The focus of this paper is an evaluation of educational projects which have been designed and operated for the reception of unaccompanied minors in a series of Italian schools.

Marilize Ackermann - Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA),

This article examines the challenges faced by unaccompanied and separated children in South Africa.

Nino Mindiashvili - European Scientific Journal,

This article aims to international adoption in Georgia. It is intended as a source of ideas for professionals or authority involved in adoption.

Anna Johnson, Richard Speiglman, Jane Mauldon, Bill Grimm, and Miranda Perry - National Center for Youth Law,

This paper explores the diversity of U.S. state policies and practices for teens in foster care in two potentially competing areas: teens’ need for a permanent connection to a family (either their birth family, or an adoptive or guardian family), and teens’ developmental and practical needs in transitioning to legal adulthood, independence, and self-sufficiency.

UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, Eurostat and OECD,

In this call to action, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, Eurostat and OECD show how crucial data are to understanding the patterns of global migration and developing policies to support vulnerable groups like children.