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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Sharon Pinkney,

This book makes a distinctive contribution to reflections on what child-centred practice means in the complex area of child welfare. 

Helen Nianias - Chatham House: The Royal Institute of International Affairs,

This report from Chatham House explains how foreign volunteers and donations fuel the orphanage industry in Uganda and the work of Hope and Homes for Children to deinstitutionalize children and stop them "being seen as valuable assets."

Virginia Strand and Ginny Sprang,

This comprehensive reference offers a robust framework for introducing and sustaining trauma-responsive services and culture in child welfare systems. 

Opening Doors for Europe's Children,

In 2018, there were still 185 institutions in Romania housing 6,632 children. 2,997 children with disabilities were living in 81 institutions for children with disabilities in Romania. The majority of children in out-of-home care were placed in family based care, including 18,317 children in foster care and 18,437 children in kinship care.

Tuhinul Islam & Leon Fulcher - The CYC-Net Press,

Building on Volume 1 of the Residential Child and Youth Care in a Developing World Series that used the FIFA Football Confederation Regions to step outside contemporary discourses about residential child and youth care, further contributions from 23 UEFA countries are offered in this second volume which follows.

Adam McCormick - Journal of Family Strengths,

This policy essay from the Journal of Family Strengths explores the overrepresentation of LGBTQ youth in the US child welfare system and how to foster greater acceptance, inclusion, and trauma-informed care for these children. 

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Bangladesh. 

UBS Optimus Foundation,

UBS Optimus Foundation is seeking a Program Director to work toward improving children's health globally.

Plan International USA,

The CBCP in Emergencies Project Manager will sit within the Resilience Practice Area at Plan International USA. 

CRS 4Children,

Catholic Relief Services is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Project Development & Award Management Officer to support the development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of country buy-ins and global program implementation, including both programmatic and financial aspects.