A guide for programmers and implementers based on the Participatory Action Research project with young mothers and their children in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Northern Uganda.
Building meaningful participation in reintegration among war-affected young mothers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and northern Uganda
In this paper, the authors describe an innovative ¢eld practice ^ community-based, participatory action research (PAR) that meaningfully involved formerly associated young mothers, and other vulnerable young mothers, in their communities.
Community Management of Child Friendly Spaces Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda. A case study.
A case study collaboration between the Interagency Learning Initiative (ILI) on community-based child protection mechanisms, the Community Child Protection Exchange, and TPO Uganda.
Truck drivers stand for child protection – The story of the Regional Association of Truck Drivers Against Exploitation of Children, Uganda, Kampala/Mombasa trucking route: A Case Study
This case study tells the story of a regional association set up by truckers to protect children, in particular to stop truck drivers from picking up girls under 18 in the towns along the Uganda section of the Kampala-Mombasa trucking route. It tells the story of some of the truckers…
Protecting children through village-based Family Support Groups in a post-conflict and refugee setting, Northern Uganda: A Case Study
This case study tells the story of a child protection programme developed by a community-based organisation called Children of the World that works in villages in northern Uganda. The Children of the World programme was chosen for this set of case studies because of its focus on the importance of…
Enhancing community engagement in child protection Kampala and Arusha Workshops – Highlights from the workshops
A themes-focused report back of the workshops held in Kampala and Arusha 30 Jan-01 Feb and 06 Feb-08 Feb, 2018. These workshops were designed to create the time and space for practitioners in Uganda and Tanzania to reflect deeply on aspects of their own organisation’s community-based child protection work, learn…
A Ugandan childhood: through the eyes of children and parents
In 2011, 320 children from across Uganda participated in a consultation on the nature of childhood in the country. Drawn from urban and rural areas children shared their hopes as they described what they saw ‘doing well’ as a child to mean. Over 150 parents also indicated their own aspirations…
What are the most effective early response strategies and interventions to assess and address the immediate needs of children outside of family care?
A systematic review of evidence of effective early response strategies for children outside of family care.
Presentation by James Kaboggoza – Child Protection Systems in Uganda
An overview of a recent mapping of child protection systems in Uganda.
Bottom-up approaches to strengthening child protection systems: Placing children, families, and communities at the center
This article examines an alternative approach of community-driven, bottom-up work that enables non formal–formal collaboration and alignment, greater use of formal services, internally driven social change, and high levels of community ownership. From the journal: Child Abuse & Neglect