Ideas, evidence and perspectives from the work.

12 Feb 2021

Who We Are

Since 2005, Joy For Children Has Been Championing The Rights Of All Children To Live Peacefully & Without Exploitation, To Benefit From Quality Free Education, To Thrive In Economic Security & Justice, And To Prosper With Access To Clean Water, Good Health Care, & Nutrition.

10 Feb 2021

Accelerating Progress To End Child Marriage In Uganda Project

Lack of proper Sexuality Education opens doors to sexual abuse and teenage pregnancies

Ann Kagere not real name is a 19 year old single mother of two. She was misled in to early sex encounters/ debut by what the myths she heard about sex from her young paternal aunt who relayed to her that ‘sex cures premenstrual pains.

Violence Against Children Prevention Centre Operations During Covid19 Pandemic

Joy For Children Uganda as a prevention centre has continued to give the much needed support to survivors of Violence Against Children during the COVID19 pandemic.

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.

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.

What you need to know about budget advocacy for child marriage!

There is no such a thing as a child marriage budget. Child marriage is a complex issue, involves multi-sectorial approach, thus impacting on so many sectors. Over time when child protection actors perceive child marriage, the Ministry of Gender comes as a reference.

Why Technology Is A False Promise Without Accessibility

When it rains in the night, deep into my slumber, chances are that I will not hear the rain until another day. When a country, stretches towards technology, but cannot reach the people, then it fits the analogy of night rain during a deep slumber.

Ending child marriage by accelerating coordinated partner’s actions in budget analysis, monitoring and advocacy skills.

Child marriage affects 12 million girls every year, across countries, cultures and religions. Like many other forms of harmful practices, it is a violation of human rights. In Uganda, 40% of our girls are married before their 18th birthday and one in every 10 girls is married before the age of 15.