Advancing the rights of every child in Uganda
For more than twenty-five years, the Uganda Child Rights NGO Network has been the collective civil society voice for children in Uganda, uniting organizations, evidence, and advocacy so that the rights of every child are not only protected in law but also realized in everyday life.
UCRNN brings together more than 150 community-based, national, and international non-governmental organizations within a single, coordinated movement for children. Individually, our members deliver vital services in communities across the country; together, through the Network, they speak with one authoritative voice, generate shared evidence, and hold decision-makers accountable.
This combination of grassroots reach and national influence is what allows UCRNN to turn international, regional and national commitments on child rights into tangible protection for more than three million of Uganda’s most vulnerable children.
THE CHALLENGE WE EXIST TO MEET
Despite significant progress, millions of children in Uganda continue to face violence, abuse and exploitation; barriers to quality education and health care; and obstacles to justice when their rights are violated. These challenges are deeply interconnected and far larger than any single organization can address alone. UCRNN exists to convene the sector, generate credible evidence, and channel the collective strength of its members into coordinated advocacy and action, ensuring that children’s rights move from policy on paper to protection in practice.
HOW WE CREATE CHANGE
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UCRNN translates child-rights commitments into action through five interconnected areas of work that link international accountability with grassroots delivery, ensuring that decisions made in policy halls reach children in communities.
Monitoring & Reporting on Child-Rights Instruments
Knowledge Generation for Evidence-Based Advocacy
Collective Advocacy Through Thematic Groups
Public Awareness & Communication
Promoting Child-Rights Principles & Standards
A national, toll-free child-protection lifeline pioneered by UCRNN and its members in 2005 and strengthened into the dedicated short code 116 in 2013. Operating around the clock in multiple local languages, it connects children in distress to immediate help. If a child is in danger or you witness abuse, this is the number that responds.
