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Persons with disabilities have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as the abled people but they often face barriers to SRH information and services which are necessary for healthy and safe relationships.

The majority of adolescents are currently becoming sexually active before their 18th birthday having to battle with unsafe sexual behaviours, teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, and school dropouts. The study designed and tested the effect of...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights are critical entitlements best supported by human rights-based approaches empowering rights-holders to claim their rights and duty bearers to fulfil their obligations.

Despite the global phenomenon of refugee urbanization, little is known about relational contexts that shape HIV testing among urban refugee youth.

The National Child Policy (NCP) demonstrates the commitment of the Government of Uganda to ensure the well-being of all children. It is another big stride in the Country’s efforts to uphold children's rights and protect them from all forms of abuse, neglect, ...

Improving child well-being is one of the Government of Uganda’s priorities as demonstrated through the aspirations of the National Child Policy (2020) and its attendant National action plan 2020/2021 -2025/2026. The National Child focused research agenda (20...

This report highlights findings from a scoping study on child labour in the coffee supply chain (CSC) in four eastern Uganda districts of Mbale, Sironko, Kapchorwa, and Bududa. This study sought to ascertain the prevalence and identify drivers of child labour ...

This qualitative study of risks and protective factors for violence against children living in Residential Care Institutions (RCIs) for children is part of the wider qualitative study on violence against children in Uganda. The study complements the national w...

The 20-year armed conflict in northern Uganda eroded the traditional social protective safety nets and community cohesion that hitherto, ensured the protection of children from abuse and violence.

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, children and youth were facing unprecedented challenges caused by quarantine measures and school closure policies in nearly every country in the world.

The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development led all aspects of the Uganda Violence Against Children Survey (VACS), the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) advised on survey design and provided the survey sample, and The AfriChild Centre for Excellenc...

Pushing the Limits of Child Participation in Research and Policy-Making through Youth-Driven Participatory Action Research (YPAR)

Violence Against children (VAC) has been recognized globally and in the East African region as a serious health and social development problem with adverse effects on the well-being of children. Despite the remarkable efforts of prevention and intervention, sc...

Contraceptive use among adolescent girls is low in many sub-Saharan African countries including Kenya. Attitudes and perspectives about contraception of community members including adolescent girls themselves may be likely to limit contraceptive use among adol...

The State of Uganda Father’s Report 2021 is the inaugural report of its kind in Uganda. The report is a product of the AfriChild Center and is inspired by ‘State of The World’s Fathers’ Produced by Promundo-US. The first-ever “State of the World’s Fathers” rep...

Ugandan households play a central role in child care and protection, yet the way social interactions with parents or other caretakers protect children from adversities has not been thoroughly researched. This study was designed to identify community perception...

With a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence of 2.1% among 15–24-year-olds, opportunities for further integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV prevention services for young people in Uganda exist. We examine a range of factors that c...

This report presents the findings of a study titled “The impact of men’s active positive presence in the lives of children in Uganda”. This study was carried out in Uganda and the Republic of South Africa. It was commissioned by Heartlines, an NGO based in So...

Many children do not complete their primary education and fewer still complete secondary or tertiary education. Children in Uganda are exposed to abuse, exploitation and marginalization and the girl child is particularly at risk given the prevalence of the d...

Legal protections for children constitute a crucial fraction of basic services vital to child well-being Legal protections legislate for equitable access to essential services4 necessary for full child well-being, survival and development; eliminate barriers ...