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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Sara Everingham - ABC,

This article from Sara Everingham reports Northern Territory Government is failing in its obligation toward indigenous children who are placed in care by failing to prioritize placement with indigenous population.

Christina Lamb - The Times,

This piece from The Times highlights the trafficking problems unaccompanied child migrants face when they enter Europe. Includes personal accounts.

Mark Townsend - The Guardian,

Accounts from volunteers, refugees, medics and others reveal that women and children suffer rape and other abuses at France's Dunkirk camp.

Taylor Duke, Susan P. Farruggia, Gary R. Germo - Children and Youth Services Review,

This study investigates how the relationship between youth recently emancipated from care and certain key adults affect the youths' lives.

Sue-Lynn Moses - InsidePhilanthropy.com,

Elevate Children Funders Group (ECFG) recommends philanthropists avoid donating to orphanages and instead invest in programs that help to build stronger families.

International Rescue Committee,

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.

International Rescue Committee,

The IRC opened its office in Germany in August 2016.

DailyMail.com,

Daily Mail reports Afghan migrant teen suicides are results of stricter asylum rules. 

Jeff Ernst - The Guardian,

Coming from several years' experience of working in orphanages, Jeff Ernst explains why orphanages are poor options for children's care.

Uutiset,

Save the Children seeks foster homes in Finland for unaccompanied refugee children.