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Capacity building workshop for members of parliament on laws/frameworks andpolicies that align with 2020 UN General Assembly Resolution on child and early andforced marriage

Joy for Children- Uganda organized a one day capacity building workshop for Members of Parliament on laws/frameworks and policies that align with 2020 UN General Assembly Resolution on child and early and forced marriage (A/RES/75/167). Some of these frameworks include the National Strategy to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy (2022/23-2026/27), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) model law.

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THE 5TH NATIONAL GIRL SUMMIT NOVEMBER 2022

Many girls face considerable pressure to marry early and become mothers while they are still young. Child marriage is a painful reality for far too many girls in Uganda. Driven by the scourge of family poverty and norms that favor boys over girls, child marriage renders girls less likely to complete their education and more likely to experience gender-based violence.

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CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON EFFECTIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY ON ELIMINATION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN UGANDA

Joy for Children-Uganda organized capacity building workshop on effective and evidence Based Advocacy on elimination of child sexual abuse in Uganda.
This capacity building workshop was designed to increase advocacy knowledge about child sexual exploitation and abuse, including online exploitation .The training presented evidence-based strategies and practices for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse.

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4th National Girl Summit Uganda

Child marriage is a human rights violation; girls are at a higher risk compared to the boys. Girls who are married off at an early age are likely to drop out of school, become child mothers, endure complications from child birth, and often experience gender based violence.

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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.

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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.