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Expanding The Possible: Innovations at UNFPA Uganda
Capturing Uganda’s Efforts to Harness the Demographic Dividend
Guided by the various policy scenarios, harnessing the demographic dividend has become the defining message about the connection between family planning and accelerated economic growth for socioeconomic development. The Demographic Dividend report, has continued to guide discussions on population issues in Uganda. The presentations “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend” have catalyzed national discussions on family planning and population issues to the extent that, we see a changed stance on family planning and population messaging by President Museveni, than never before.
Worlds apart in Uganda: Inequalities in women’s health, education and economic empowerment
More than ever before, there is global consensus that the path to sustainable development for the next 15 years must be built on a foundation of equality, inclusiveness and universal enjoyment of rights. Several studies have further indicated that closing the gender gap can accelerate development. In this regard, all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address issues of gender equality and ensuring that nobody is left behind. Goal 5 and 10 are specific on gender equality and addressing inequalities. SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, calls for gender equality and empowerment, including but not limited to ending all forms of violence and discrimination against all women and girls, as well as ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
From Humanitarian Response to Resilience: Quick Facts
Uganda is one of the top ten countries in the world that hosts the largest number of refugees. As of August 31st, 2017, the number of refugees arriving in the country had reached 1,355,764 more than at any time in the country’s history. Eighty six percent of the refugees are women and children below 18 years . UNFPA plays a leading role in ensuring access to life-saving sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services; preventing and responding to gender-based violence (GBV); and empowering women, adolescent girls and young people in refugee hosting districts. Since 2013 UNFPA has been working closely with the Government of Uganda, sister United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations and other partners to ensure that sexual and reproductive health is integrated into emergency programming.
From Humanitarian Response To Resilience: UNFPA work in Emergencies
Young People: The Untapped Resource for Development
Education: A Means For Population Transformation
Uganda’s Youthful Population: Quick facts
Uganda’s annual population growth is 3%, meaning 1,200,000 Ugandans are born every year. A total of 34.8% of Uganda’s 34.6 million population are adolescents with a similar sex distribution. Uganda’s dependency ratio is 103. Per 100 working age adults in Uganda, there are 103 dependents.
Young People: The One Investment the Country Cannot Afford to Ignore
To a significant extent, the emerging face of poverty in the country is the face of a young person. They are the new capable poor. Despite their potential to lead economic and social change, insufficient investment have been made to develop their human capital. As a result, they face increased likelihood of future dependency, lower earnings and poor health outcomes.
Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV/AIDS, Sexual and Gender Based Violence programmes: The case of Uganda
HIV infection, sexual and reproductive ill health and Gender Based Violence (GBV) are major public health concerns for Uganda, linked together in a complex cycle of causes and consequences. To better address these complex issues and to meet the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and HIV prevention needs of Ugandans it is important to prioritise innovative service delivery solutions. Integration of SRH/HIV services is one such approach.