This issue of Childhood in Africa includes several articles related to children's care, including 'Embedding social justice in Ugandan adoption and legal guardianship cases' and 'The care and support of vulnerable children by foster care families in Uganda: Lessons in social justice and social protection.'
'Embedding social justice in Ugandan adoption and legal guardianship cases' highlights the emerging social justice issues associated with the rise in intercountry adoptions from Uganda from 2010 to 2011, many under irregular and suspicious circumstances (Lumu 2014) due to a ‘legal guardianship loophole’. The article also examines the irreversible damage of such actions on children’s growth and development.
'The care and support of vulnerable children by foster care families in Uganda: Lessons in social justice and social protection' was aimed at investigating the quality of care and services offered by foster care families in Uganda.
