The AfriChild Centre generates the rigorous evidence that protects, nurtures, and gives voice to children across Uganda and Africa.
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The AfriChild Centre is a multidisciplinary research institution building the evidence base for the protection, care, and development of children, so that every child can thrive.
A continent where every child, regardless of where they are born, has access to quality care, education, protection, and the opportunity to realise their full potential, sustained by systems built on evidence.
To generate evidence that informs policy and practice for the well-being of children across Africa — through rigorous research, capacity building, and impactful advocacy that reaches the most vulnerable.
Rigour
Peer-reviewed research that policymakers can trust.
Child-Centred
Children's voice and well-being at the centre of every study.
Evidence
Turning lived realities into data, and data into policy.
Partnership
Universities, government, and practitioners, together.
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Founded by ChildFund International and Makerere University in Kampala
First multi-country studies on child protection and care
Knowledge Hub opens as a free, open-access archive
Inter-University Programme grows new child researchers
120+ publications, 50,000+ children reached
Studiesthatmovepolicyandpractice
From early childhood to adolescence, our programmes turn evidence into action for children across the region.
Kulea Watoto
Research and learning partner for the Kulea Watoto consortium, five organisations improving early childhood development for children aged 0 to 8 across Uganda.
PPURE Programme
Initiated in 2018, PPURE trains policymakers and practitioners across Uganda in the use of evidence for child welfare decisions.
Speaker Series
Strengthens child welfare dialogue through expert-led knowledge exchange events.
Inter-University Programme
With Makerere University and four other Ugandan institutions, advances child-focused research capacity across higher education.
Assessing STRYIDE
AfriChild leads the independent evaluation of the STRYIDE youth economic empowerment programme across Uganda.
Ubumwe 2.0
Researchers, educators, and artists from the US and Uganda use creative methodologies to advance child development and well-being.
120+publications,onefriendlylibrary
A free, open-access archive of child welfare research, organised across six areas. Search or filter the way a non-technical team manages it from the CMS.
Nurturing Care and Early Childhood Development in Uganda
Alternative Care Systems for Children Without Parental Care
Children's Participation in Community Decision Making
Violence Against Children: Prevalence and Drivers
Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
Strengthening the National Child Protection System
Evaluating Youth Economic Empowerment Programming
Birth Registration and the Right to Identity
Creative Methods for Researching With Children
Child Nutrition and Survival in Rural Settings
Costing the National Child Policy Implementation Plan
Building Research Capacity Across East African Universities
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Care & Protection
Keeping children safe from violence, abuse, and neglect.
Education & Development
Learning, early childhood, and life-skills outcomes.
Participation
Children's voice and agency in decisions about their lives.
Policy & Regulations
Turning evidence into law, standards, and budgets.
Survival & Health
Nutrition, mental health, and child survival.
Systems Strengthening
Building the institutions that serve children.
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News&updates
Research & PolicyBridging Research, Policy, and Practice: AfriChild's 2025 Annual Symposium
Field ReportKulea Watoto Mid-Term Findings: What Three Years of ECD Research Tell Us
ProgrammesSTRYIDE Midline: What 4,800 Adolescents Tell Us About Youth Empowerment
Research & Policy50% Child Marriage Rate in Karamoja: What the Evidence Demands
Field ReportStrengthening Early Childhood Development in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement
EventsSpeaker Series: “Children Cannot Wait” — AfriChild's 2024 Advocacy Dialogue
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Government partner, donor, researcher, or practitioner: if you care about children, we would love to hear from you.
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