Ideas, evidence and perspectives from the work.

Accelerate Progress Towards Ending Child Marriage In Uganda

The girl child is seen as a commodity through which the family can earn livelihood, especially in vulnerable communities in Uganda. She is traded into marriage as a child and expected to live as an adult. Her dilemma which is rooted in traditional cultural perceptions has been escalated by COVID19.

Accelerating Progress To End Child Marriage In Uganda

In 2019, with concerted efforts to achieve Girls Not Bride’s vision of a world without child marriage, where girls are equal to boys and can achieve their full potential. A project proposal was developed, with funding support from People’s Post Code Lottery through Girls Not Brides, Girls Not Brides Uganda received a one-year grant to ‘Accelerate Progress towards Ending Child Marriage in Uganda’.

Violence Against Children Prevention Centers Project

JFC-U with funding from Child Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVP) and technical support from Raising Voices, is implementing “Violence Against Children Prevention Centers” (VACPC) project in Kabarole and Bunyangabu districts.

Ending Child Marriage: A CSO Led Advocacy Campaign

This project is funded by AmplifyChange and is being implemented by JFCU and other Girls Not Brides Uganda (GNBU) partners in the districts of Maracha, Masindi, Lyantonde, Kasese, Moroto and Butaleja.

Educate A Child Sponsorship Program

In Uganda, two-thirds of children drop out of school before completing their primary education. 67% of children living in Kampala slums do not attend school.

Girls Not Brides Empower Project

Child marriage is a health and human rights issue, especially for girls and women in the developing world. It is particularly prevalent in Uganda.

06 Feb 2021

Children Activities Project

The children’s project engages children in activities that help contribute to improving their education and boosting their Christian life. The project also involves children in games to promote body physical fitness while allowing them their right to play.

06 Feb 2021

Uganda Transport Sector

Over the course of two years, Joy for Children has acted as a key instrument in raising to the World Bank serious human rights and social issues, including sexual violence and threats to girls and women, that were occurring during the construction of a World Bank financed project, the Fort Portal to Kamwenge Road Construction.

06 Feb 2021

Girls Not Brides Uganda

In Uganda, 45% of girls are married before the age of 18, yet child marriage often goes unreported. Child rights advocates in the country are determined to do something about that and recently launched Girls Not Brides Uganda: the National Alliance to End Child Marriage.