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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Better Care Network,

Child Frontiers have been commissioned by the Better Care Network to carry out a review of published, on-going and planned research on children's care.  Please complete this short survey by 31st January 2018 to let us know about any research or evaluations carried out by or funded by your organisation on care. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Knowledge Management Consultant for Child Protection, Child Marriage and Disability in Nepal.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Santiago, Chile. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist in Burkina Faso.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Knowledge Management Consultant for Child Protection, Child Marriage and Disability.

Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brett Drake, John N. Constantino, Mini Tandon, Laura Pons2, Patricia Kohl, Scott Roesch, Ellie Wideman, Allison Dunnigan, Wendy Auslander - Child Maltreatment,

This paper presents findings from an 18-month randomized controlled trial in which intact families (N = 122) with at least one CPS report were provided with a facilitated connection to a paraprofessional evidence-based HV program or usual care services from child protection.

Waganesh A. Zeleke, Lynne S. Koester, Gabriella Lock - Journal of Child and Family Studies,

In this study, the authors examined the process of how relationships are built between Ethiopia adoptees and their adoptive families within the new family setting.

Gwenllian Moody, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Rebecca Cannings-John, Sue Channon, Elinor Coulman, Mandy Lau, Alyson Rees, Jonathan Scourfield, Jeremy Segrott and Michael Robling - BioMed Central,

This randomised controlled trial will evaluate the Fostering Changes programme in Wales, a 12-week group-based training programme for foster and kin carers.

Kerry Allen - BBC News,

A photograph of a young boy in China with frozen hair has captured the attention of the public and has "sparked renewed discussion online about child poverty," according to this article from the BBC. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist in Geneva, Switzerland.