With support from the Uganda Humanitarian Fund and through a coordinated approach, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the World Food...
“My mother used to tell me, stay focused Cate! When something is yours, it will come, and I have held on to that.” - Cate Nabankema
Kinawataka is one of the toughest slums in Kampala. Poor waste d...
In Nakivale Refugee Settlement, western Uganda, malnutrition is a challenge no single organization can solve alone.
As families arrive after fleeing conflict, many children come already weakened b...
“There were days I could not go to school because we did not have money for these things,” she says. “If someone gave you even one exercise book, you felt like you could dream again.” - Cate
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Every child deserves the chance to thrive!
Across five districts in Uganda, UNICEF is supporting early identification of disabilities through Interventions for Disability in Early Childhood (IDEC)...
“As Uganda decides its future in the upcoming general elections, we must remember that more than half of our citizens are under the age of 18. These children are leaders of tomorrow and need to be...
A message on the prioritization of children’s rights during and after #ugandadecides2026 by the team lead National Initiative for Civic Education in Uganda (NICE-UG), Mr. Andrew Lubega.
A message on the protection of children’s rights during #ugandadecides2026 bythe chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, Mariam Fauzat Wangadya.
Damon Peter Wamara Kamese, the Executive Director at Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN) shares a message on the protection of children's rights during the election period and beyond.
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Funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea, the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Programme; UNICEF’s integrated health outreaches are facilitating the transition to full immuniza...
As Uganda heads into the 2026 general elections, UNICEF Uganda joined forces with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE-UG), and the Uganda Ch...
As Uganda heads into the 2026 general elections, UNICEF Uganda joined forces with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE-UG), and the Uganda Ch...
As Uganda heads into the 2026 general elections, UNICEF Uganda joined forces with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE-UG), and the Uganda Ch...
As Uganda heads into the 2026 general elections, UNICEF Uganda joined forces with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE-UG), and the Uganda Ch...
Uganda has taken a historic step to ensure every child’s life counts. UNICEF and the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) on 1 December 2025, signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the countr...
September 2025
A joint delegation from the Embassy of Iceland in Uganda, UNICEF and partners visited Kikuube District to see first-hand how Iceland-funded programmes are helping vulnerable adolesc...
i-UPSHIFT, a joint initiative by UNICEF and the International Labour Organization, with funding from the Canadian National Committee for UNICEF launched in 2022 is changing the lives of many youth ...
In Kikuube and Kyegegwa districts, teenage pregnancy is more than a personal tragedy; it is a social emergency. At 28 per cent in Bunyoro and 21 per cent in Tooro, teenage pregnancy rates surpass b...
In Kikuube District, mobile early childhood development (ECD) services, parenting programmes, & child-friendly spaces are creating hope & resilience, every day.
With funding from the Governme
