2021

Events

Details from the National Girl Summit Kampala

Child marriage is a global problem that impedes the development, wellbeing and life options of affected individuals and their families. In the past ten years child marriage has emerged as one of the neglected human rights violations and has only recently started to receive global attention.

Events

Brief About The Girlsparks Event

Joy for Children was happy to take part in the convening by GirlSPARKS. The GirlSPARKS, is a global training initiative, working with organizations and individuals to deliver more effective programming for adolescent girls through an experiential and tailored Girl-Centered Design approach.

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Statement on World Bank Inspection Panel Toolkit Review

On September 8, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a Resolution establishing the World Bank Accountability Mechanism (AM), and an updated Resolution for the World Bank Inspection Panel, as well as the Terms of Reference and Selection Procedures for the Secretary of the new AM.

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Could laxity to roll out the national sexuality education framework be the leading cause of the skyrocketing cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriages during the lockdown?

Launched and approved by the first lady H.E Janet Kataha Museveni in 2018 to amongst others equip young people with information about sexuality so as to: Enable them to make healthy choices about their sexual and reproductive health, and Enable them utilize life-skills in developing values, attitudes and relationships that maximize their God-given potential.