Today, we join Africa to mark #DayOfTheAfricanChild 2026 under the theme: Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Every Child in Africa. #DAC reminds us to reflect on the realities children face and strengthen action to protect and promote their rights.
Today, we join the rest of Africa in commemorating the #DayOfTheAfricanChild 2026 under the theme, "Ensuring Universal Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child in Africa. Every Child Deserves Water Closer Than the Borehole.
The #DayOfTheAfricanChild brings together governments, children, civil society, and partners to reflect, share solutions, and commit to action. It is a moment to listen to children’s voices and to turn commitments into practical change.
"I encourage partners in the consortium to align all #KuleaWatoto2 advocacy materials with NDP IV Early Childhood Development indicators ahead of the ECCE Policy baseline review." @CleophusMugenyi - Commissioner, Basic Education - @Educ_SportsUg.
Applications are still welcome for Cohort 4 of our Inter-University Child Focused Research Methods Training & Mentorship Programme.
• 18-month training
• For university researchers in Eastern & Southern Africa
• Deadline: 31st May 2026
• Free course
Application details below.
Our Communications team have completed a 2-day in-person workshop as part of the Strengthening Communications Class facilitated by @WMSComms. The programme brings together CSOs to strengthen organisational impact through better communication systems, strategies, & practices.
This new policy sets clear standards, includes children with disabilities, holds providers accountable, and ensures every child gets a strong start.
Quality in early childhood will no longer be assumed — it will be enforced.
#StrongBeginningsBrightFutures#InvestInUGchildren
5 years since Uganda passed a policy allowing teenage mothers back into school . About 70% still never return. This raises important questions about the challenges affecting their return.
Join us for this conversation, organised in partnership with @AfriChildCentre
🗓️ Wednesday, 8th April 2026 (Tomorrow)
⏰ 7:00 PM EAT
🔔 Set your reminder: https://t.co/H8Q9gNuq5e
#RestlessConversations
@PatriciaPeaceE
Join us and Makerere University for our upcoming webinar on Social and Behavioral Challenges Linked to Children’s internet Exposure in Kampala.
Register here 👉https://t.co/SFoevrxZdk
Check out our op-ed published by The @DailyMonitor Newspaper.
“Uganda is investing in roads, oil, and airlines. What about children?”
Full Article: https://t.co/RQ7XkMihjq
Murchison Falls is a stunning natural wonder where the River Nile crashes through a narrow gorge into a roaring waterfall, surrounded by vast savannahs and rich wildlife, a true showcase of Uganda’s wild beauty. I passed by and here are some of the images I cooked.
The @StatisticsUg is set to disseminate the Malaria Indicator Survey Report 2024/25 tomorrow 12th March, 2026 that has findings on malaria prevention, control interventions, and health outcomes across the country.
📍Confrence Hall, Statistics House
#MalariaIndicatorSurvey2025
We’re hiring under the Kulea Watoto 2.0 Project.
1⃣Project Coordinator
2⃣MEAL Officer
3⃣Knowledge Management and Policy Advocacy Officer
4⃣Project Officer
View full details >>> https://t.co/U1kW2Q2I5B
Our January 2025 Newsletter is now live.
🔴Research highlights
🟡Progress in refugee and host communities
🟢New partnerships influencing child focused policy
🔵National and regional engagements
If evidence that improves children's lives matters to you, read and share >> https://t.co/hLhuBnwQqC
Check out our Academic Publication on Reimagining Education: Integrating the Arts in Schools with Refugee Children, in collaboration with @ArtolutionOrg, @TeachersCollege at @ColumbiaMSPH, @artsigniteorg.
>> https://t.co/QJzecGaKz7
Join us on 28th October, alongside @AfriChildCentre for a webinar on building safe communities. The SAFE Program’s Impact on Reducing Violence Against Children in Western Uganda. Registration link: https://t.co/WFWYITwJFg
Gearing up for this discussion come Tuesday 30th September.
Tune in for those that can to learn from the frontline practitioners voicing their possibility of a violence free society for children. Register via— https://t.co/guix1owlsF