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… person who appears in the photographs. Photo credits Front cover: © UNICEF/MLWB2006-00320/d‘Elbee; P. iv: © … P. 27: © UNICEF/NYHQ2012-1401/ Sokol; Back cover: © UNICEF/UGDA2010-01026/Znidarcic synthesis report of … person who appears in the photographs. Photo credits Front cover: © UNICEF/MLWB2006-00320/d‘Elbee; P. iv: © …
… protection services, including food distributions, to cover all vulnerable households. While the Government’s … xiv Uganda National Information Technology Survey, 2017-18 Cover photo: Frederik Lerneryd / Save the Children … Keeping … protection services, including food distributions, to cover all vulnerable households. While the Government’s …
Child poverty hampers children’s development, educational outcomes, job prospects, health and behaviour, often resulting in the chronic intergenerational transmission of poverty. In this respect, with close to 57% of the Ugandan population below 18 years of age, and over 78% below the age of 35 years, the country's vision of becoming a middle-income country by 2040 remains highly contingent on Government’s ability to safeguard children’s right to contribute to national development. A healthy, educated and empowered young population will enable Uganda to reap an unprecedented demographic…
… for target households % of HH reporting sale of assets to cover emergency or life cycle payments % of HH reporting use of savings to cover emergency or life cycle payments IR 1.1 Increase in … pay school fees for the children under their care and to cover food, medicine and hospital expenses when a family …
… a short timeframe but in reality the plan needed to cover a whole academic year as all learners with the … a short timeframe but in reality the plan needed to cover a whole academic year as all learners with the …
Abstract
Globally, COVID‐19 lockdown measures have exposed children to more sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect. Although the COVID‐19 pandemic is likely to have long‐lasting adverse psychological effects on children, there have been comparatively few studies on children's health as compared with adults, particularly in low‐income countries. Uganda implemented one of the most stringent lockdowns with bans on transportation and gatherings as well as the closure of schools, stores and places of worship. In order to address the dearth of information in less developed regions, the…
This study assessed child poverty, deprivation and social service delivery in refugee and host communities in selected districts in the country’s three major refugee-hosting areas: West Nile, a sub-region of Northern region that borders South Sudan; the country’s South West, which borders the DRC and Rwanda; and the capital, Kampala. The overall aim was to compare child poverty and deprivation among refugee and host communities, determine whether there are any (in) equities in the delivery of social services, and identify impediments to the effective delivery of services. Primary data was…
This situation analysis explores multidimensional poverty in Uganda, including an examination of both material and social needs of children – including health care and education, a social and family life, clean and safe drinking water, housing that is not squalid and overcrowded, adequate clothing, and regular meals with sufficient and nutritious food.