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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UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist.

Eurochild and SOS Children’s Villages International,

Eurochild and SOS Children’s Villages International will launch their report documenting case studies from across Europe on the protection and integration of refugee and migrant children at this launch event and panel debate. 

Africa Investigates - Al Jazeera,

For an episode of Africa Investigates, Ghana's undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and investigative reporter Rosemary Nwaebuni teamed up to investigate Nigeria's so-called "baby farms."

Patrick Wintour - The Guardian,

The US has pulled out of the UN global compact on migration, according to this article from the Guardian. 

Sarfraz Manzoor - The Guardian,

This article from the Guardian tells the stories of Muslim foster parents in the UK.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking two consultants to collect baseline quantitative and qualitative information on child protection issues and responses in Tuvalu.

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist in Fiji. 

An inter-agency group, co-facilitated by Better Care Network and Save the Children, has developed a learning tool designed to enable national actors to determine the extent to which their country has effectively implemented the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children and to identify the priorities for change still ahead. 

Lumos,

This is a fantastic opportunity for a technical specialist who has solid deinstitutionalisation (DI) experience to apply their knowledge and skillset to develop/deliver DI training courses and provide technical DI advice to external stakeholders such as governments, civil society organisations or individuals.

Jesse Rio Russell, Colleen Kerwin, Julie L. Halverson - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study examines the causal effect of CPS involvement on the likelihood of future maltreatment using administrative case management records from July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.