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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Natalie Pattillo - VICE,

Introduced this April, the Child Welfare Inclusion Act of 2017 could allow adoption and foster care agencies to claim religious or moral objections to fostering LGBTQ youth or providing services for LGBTQ couples looking to adopt. 

RISE Learning Network,

In this webinar, Silence Speaks co-founder Amy Hill will discuss the theoretical underpinnings, methods, and impacts of Silence Speaks’ work with adolescent survivors of sexual violence, and create space for questions and discussion about how members of the RISE Learning Network can more effectively integrate storytelling into their efforts on behalf of children and youth affected by sexual exploitation.

This webinar will present key learning and considerations for practitioners who want to think about what "child protection systems strengthening" might mean for those working in humanitarian settings.

Elizabeth Fernandez, Paul Delfabbro, Ioana Ramia and Szilvia Kovacs - Children and Youth Services Review ,

This paper reports the findings from an Australian study that examined longitudinal data on reasons for entry to care, trajectories in care and patterns of reunification and associated factors.

Elizabeth Fernandez, Paul Delfabbro, Ioana Ramia, Szilvia Kovacs - Children in Youth Services Review,

This paper reports the findings of an Australian study that examined longitudinal data on reasons for entry to care, trajectories in care and patterns of reunification and associated factors.

News Ghana,

Ghanaian children called on the government to appropriately implement policies designed to protect children from being forced into acts that deprive them of their livelihoods and interfere with their ability to attend regular school.

Resilience Research Centre,

RRC will be holding Pathways to Resilience IV in Cape Town, South Africa on June 14-16, 2017.

4Children - Catholic Relief Services ,

This publication provides a description of 4Children's approach to case management for children orphaned or made vulnerable to HIV and their families.

Stahili,

This Stahili article reports on the 75th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and its recommendations to seven countries on alternative care. 

Kate Lyons - The Guardian,

Homeless immigrant families approaching local athorities for housing in the U.K. have been told social services would accommodate the children but not their parents.