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ChildFund strengthens national, district and community health systems by bridging the gap between service providers and communities. We support policy development, participate in Ministry of Health task forces and build the capacity of health workers and district managers. At the community level, we raise awareness on child and maternal health, promote positive health behaviors and train local volunteers to extend services where formal healthcare is limited. Our programs strengthen linkages between community and facility-based systems, ensuring inclusive, culturally appropriate care and supporting communities to participate in health planning, service delivery and monitoring.

ChildFund believes that by acting in partnership, we can achieve long-term sustainability of social impact and programs to have a multiplier effect on society—reaching marginalized and vulnerable children directly, but also involving parents and other civil-society actors and organizations who are responsible for child development and upholding child rights. As such, we currently implement our activities through and with over 200 local partners in 23 countries of Asia, Americas and Africa.

ChildFund protects children from violence and abuse through community-led, school-based and policy-level interventions. It supports communities to identify and address child protection risks using local resources and enables children to monitor protection systems through Child-Friendly Accountability. In schools, it promotes violence prevention through socio-emotional learning and self-protection. ChildFund also tackles violence using Start Awareness Support and Action and Male Action Groups and provides psychosocial support through trained community members, child-friendly spaces and mental health referrals. Its advocacy work pushes for stronger policies and increased funding for child protection at all levels.

ChildFund recognises that environmental changes are not only ecological challenges but also a serious child rights crisis, directly threatening children’s survival, development and future. We implement child-centred, environmental resilient programs aligned with Uganda’s Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plan.

This brief assessed funding trends and gaps in Uganda’s child protection sector from FY 2017/18 to 2020/21. The study combined national and local-level budget data with insights from government officials, child protection stakeholders, and children across five districts: Wakiso, Gulu, Katakwi, Busia, and Mbarara.

This report presents the impact evaluation of the ‘Empowering Communities to Protect Children’ project implemented by ChildFund in Kitgum District, a region still recovering from the effects of a 20-year armed conflict. The project aimed to prevent violence against children by strengthening community-based child protection systems, improving service access, enforcing child protection laws, and empowering children as change agents.

This Declaration sets out the ambition of the Africa Youth Climate Assembly as a precursor to the inaugural African Union Heads of State and Government Africa Climate Summit (ACS) with the outcomes of the Assembly feeding into the African Heads of State and Government Nairobi Declaration in 2023.

At ChildFund, we characterize our impact in Africa, Asia, and the Americas using four key dimensions: (1) the positive change we see in our core outcomes as measured by performance data — our global monitoring of key indicators and our programming evidence; (2) by the feedback we receive from children, families, sponsors, partners, and stakeholders on how our work with them has made a positive difference in their lives — and in their communities; (3) how we apply learning about what works well and does not work well in our programs and strategies to improve outcomes; and (4) how we contribute to global, collective outcomes for children and their families — the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).