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AVSI USA,

This video presents the work of the FARE family strengthening program in Uganda to prevent separation of families and reintegrate children who are separated from their families, including the story of one young person and his family who were impacted by the program.

Better Care Network and ReThink Orphanages,

This film tells the untold stories of orphanages, a system that's harming the very children we believe it protects, and how you can choose to be part of the solution.

Harriet Grant - The Guardian,

In this article from the Guardian, the author speaks with Michelle Oliel of Stahili Foundation and other advocates in Kenya working to combat the exploitation of children, particularly through the use of orphanages as “tourist attractions.”

UNICEF,

UNICEF is seeking a Chief of Child Protection in South Sudan. 

Thomson Reuters Foundation,

In this video, Kate van Doore, International Child Rights Lawyer of Griffith University Law School, discusses her experience with opening up an orphanage in Nepal, and another in Uganda, and then discovering that the children in these homes had living parents and families and that the orphanages had been made into money-making enterprises. 

MEASURE Evaluation,

The alternative care for children newsletter provides updates following assessment workshops on care reform that were conducted in Armenia, Ghana, Moldova, and Uganda.

Uganda Child Protection Sub Working Group,

This brief reviews alternative care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children in Uganda, including challenges faced and lessons learned.

The National Child Protection Working Group (NCPWG),

This brief from the National Child Protection Working Group (NCPWG) examines the types of corrupt practices experienced by children in Uganda and what can be done to close the loop holes that allow such corrupt practices. The brief highlights the impacts of corruption on children's wellbeing including "instances of falsifying birth histories of children to qualify for orphan status and consequently eligibility for international adoption."

National Child Protection Working Group,

This brief from the National Child Protection Working Group examines the key challenges facing financing for child wellbeing in Uganda and how to address funding gaps.