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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Stahili,

An article from Stahili on how orphanages are used as marketing strategies to appeal to volunteers.

International Organization for Migration,

International Organization for Migration seeks a special short-term graded protection officer for its Gaziantep, Turkey Duty Station.  The position is expected to last six-months with possible extension.

Future Learn,

Taught by Graham McPheat, this course helps to explore some of the issues involved in undertaking the task identifying and caring for vulnerable children.

Franziska Gassmann, Melissa Siegel, Michaella Vanore, Jennifer Waidler - Child Indicators Research,

Using household survey data collected between September 2011 and December 2012 from Moldova and Georgia, this paper measures and compares the multidimensional well-being of children with and without parents abroad.

The Local,

In new annual report by Ombudsman for Children, Sweden was deemed inadequate in providing support for refugee children.

Catholic Relief Services,

Catholic Relief Services is looking for a new Senior Technical Advisor. 

VICE,

In this video from VICE, undocumented children face danger attempting to cross the border into the U.S. from Mexico.  Those who end up in detention live in squalid, prison-like conditions.

Ignacio Packer -- EUObserver,

Article from EUObserver decrying the treatment of Syrian refugee children.

Fundacion Juconi,

Nos enfocaremos en técnicas particularmente útiles para el trabajo con niñas, niños y adolescentes y sus familias.

CPC Learning Network & Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts,

During this webinar on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Save the Children’s Daniela Reale and Terres des Hommes’ Ignacio Packer provided an update on the Initiative for Child Rights in the Global Compacts and its work to date with a view of exploring how its work can be catalytic to a broader action for the support of children’s rights in the upcoming national, regional and global processes.