Findings Presented by Mr. Franco Toleya Ass. Commissioner in Charge of Children at the National Stakeholder’s Meeting by Girls Not Brides Uganda and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development on 14th August 2025 at Hotel Africana

Child marriage is an injustice we cannot afford to ignore. As stakeholders, leaders, and advocates, we may never be neutral.

GIRLS NOT BRIDES UGANDA NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP (GNBU) strongly supports the initiative for a fourth optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to strengthen the right to education under international law.

Girls Not Brides Uganda attended a Debriefing Meeting on 69th Commission on Status of Women (CSW), organized by the Ministry of Gender and UN Women and hosted by IGAD at the latter’s National Office –Naguru Kampala.

The Teens Mentorship camp was an event designed to empower young people (12-20years) with knowledge on life skills, leadership, goal setting, effective communication and building healthy relationships in today's dynamic world.

SYRADO Uganda integrates actions in economic empowerment, mental health recovery and resilience Sexual Reproductive Health Rights

RIDE-AFRICAfacilitated CBFs to train 224 (92 m,132f) parents from 10 parenting groups through weekly learning sessions to strengthen their parenting skills and practices.

Kikorongo women community supported Media engagement of girls and boys through Radio talk shows. This was done by trace me back girls representatives to participate in radio talk

We have been training schoolboys and girls on environmental protection to tackle climate change. This was done in 2 schools with adolescents and trees were given on world environment day 2024.

Although several interventions have been undertaken to address the issues faced by adolescents and young people when it comes to their overall well-being, there has been some stagnation on some issues such as teenage pregnancy and child marriage.

In commemoration of women's day we conducted a gender talk for the students of Aga Khan High School and Matugga High School on breaking gender stereotypes. These gender talks were organized as part of the students’ Women’s Day commemoration activity. We

Vision for Children and Youth Forum participated in the drafting and review of a five-year child protection policy as a working document for CSOs working on childrens rights and child protection in Amuru District, with support from Save the Children Uganda and Amuru District Local Government in May and November 2024.

With Funding from the Girls First Fund we purchased and handed over scholarstic materials to 55 leaners with disabilities at Buyiga Island and 15 in Mpigi Town Council, Mpigi district

Parental engagement and Child Rights Campaign at Rubango Primary School, Kyenjojo District. Asante Africa Foundation, in alignment with the commitment to promoting child rights and combating barriers to education, Child Rights Campaign was conducted at Rubango Primary School in Kyenjojo District in November with 130 pupils attending (80 male,50 female) as well 98 parents (55female, 44 male) attended.

Training and building capacity of young people in West Nile and Kampala with knowledge about Sexual Reproductive Health, while integrating financial inclusion skills for young people out of school in Arua, Terego, Madi Okollo and Kampala districts with focus on meaningful youth engagement principles.