Tag Archives: childhood

Kampala, Uganda | URN | For years, Uganda’s early childhood education sector has been dogged by concerns over fragmentation, inconsistent quality, and practices widely viewed as inappropriate for very young children. Now, a new government policy and its accompanying implementation standards seek to address these longstanding challenges, introducing sweeping reforms …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) has partnered with UNICEF to strengthen Early Childhood Development (ECD) systems through webinar series. The six-month nationwide initiative, seeks to deepen public understanding of ECD, foster multi-sectoral coordination, and drive local-level action to ensure children …

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | A new report of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) finds that public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied. The State of the World’s Children 2023 report, which, for the first time, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Nighty Akello’s 11-year-old daughter started complaining of pain in her stomach last year, she took it for a mild condition that would disappear in just a matter of days. Akello, a resident of Koch Akili village in Kochgoma sub-county, Nwoya district says that her …