Child Care and Protection

This strategic objective focuses on ensuring that children and their caregivers in communities supported by TPO Uganda are able to thrive in environments that are safe and promote their rights and responsibilities. It aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 16.2 which calls on the world to end all forms of violence against children; and the Uganda National Child Policy (2020) which seeks to promote the realization of all children’s rights. Our work under this objective mainly concentrates on strengthening national, community and family structures to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against children. Some of our Child Care and Protection approaches and interventions include;

TPO’s Child Care & Protection Agenda for 2022-2027

The contextual analysis highlights a number of challenges in protecting children globally, regionally and specifically in Uganda. It also highlights a number of gains made in protecting children against Abuse, exploitation and violence including the legal framework, national and sub-national structures among others. Over the next five years, TPO will focus on further strengthening National, sub-national, Community, family and care giver structures to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against children.