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The Measure of Our Purpose

Twelve Years of Purposeful Impact

Forty-three research publications in the last three years alone. One unwavering mission — to improve the lives of Africa's children through evidence.

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AfriChild Centre programme participants — children impacted across Uganda
AfriChild research in action — community engagement Uganda
2013
to Present

At a Glance

The Numbers Behind the Work

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Children Reached
Directly through programmes and research interventions across Uganda and East Africa
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Research Publications
Peer-reviewed papers, policy briefs, reports, and working papers in the Knowledge Hub
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Partner Organisations
UN agencies, universities, government ministries, and civil society organisations
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Years of Excellence
From founding in Kampala in 2013 to becoming one of Africa's leading child research centres

Impact in Data

Where Statistics Become Stories

Every number represents a child. Every percentage is someone's life. Every trend is a reason to act.

Uganda · ECD Access Gap
3.86M CHILDREN 83.6% 16.4%
Children Without ECD Access
Children aged 3–5 across Uganda without access to quality Early Childhood Development services.
Source: Uganda National ECD Assessment, 2023
Publications · 2019–2024
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Annual Research Output
Publications, policy briefs, and reports produced each year — showing AfriChild's growing research capacity.
Source: AfriChild Knowledge Hub, 2024
Research · Thematic Breakdown
128 TOTAL
Care & Protection 28%
Education & Dev 23%
Policy & Regs 18%
Survival & Health 14%
Participation 10%
Systems Strength. 7%
Source: AfriChild Knowledge Hub, Dec 2024
Children Reached · Cumulative 2013–2024
50K 37K 25K 12K 2013 2015 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50K+
Cumulative Children Reached
Growth in the number of children directly reached through AfriChild-led programmes and research partnerships since founding.
Source: AfriChild Annual Reports 2013–2024
Uganda · Child Welfare Progress 2024
ECD Enrolment Rate62%
Child Immunisation78%
Birth Registration68%
Primary Completion71%
Child Protection Reach44%
Stunting Reduction (10yr)55%
Key Child Welfare Indicators
National progress on six child welfare indicators tracked by AfriChild across its research themes.
Source: UNICEF Uganda / UBOS, 2024
Policy Influence · Key Milestones
2014
ECD National Policy — Research Contribution
AfriChild evidence cited in Uganda's first National ECD Policy framework, shaping service delivery standards for children 0–8.
2017
Child Protection Baseline — UNICEF Uganda
Commissioned baseline study on child protection systems across Northern Uganda, informing UNICEF's 2018–2022 country programme.
2019
Inter-Ministerial Working Group on ECD
AfriChild researchers appointed to Uganda's Inter-Ministerial ECD Working Group, directly influencing budget allocations for ECD services.
2021
Refugee Child Welfare Protocol
Kulea Watoto evidence shapes the new operational protocol for ECD service provision in Uganda's refugee settlement communities.
2023
STRYIDE National Scale-Up Decision
AfriChild's independent evaluation provides the evidence base for UNICEF and UNCDF's decision to scale STRYIDE nationally, reaching an additional 40,000 adolescents.
Source: AfriChild Programme Records 2013–2024
SDG Alignment & Programme Impact
SDG 3 — Good Health SDG 4 — Quality Education SDG 5 — Gender Equality SDG 8 — Decent Work SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities SDG 16 — Peace & Justice
Impact by Programme
Kulea Watoto
ECD · Uganda · Ongoing
20K+
PPURE Programme
Capacity · 300+ practitioners
300+
STRYIDE Evaluation
Youth economic · Uganda
40K+
Inter-University
Research capacity · 5 universities
5 UNIs

Evidence in Action

Programmes That Change Lives

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Ugandan children in a Kulea Watoto ECD programme session
AfriChild researchers conducting fieldwork in Uganda
Community mothers participating in parenting programme
Children engaged in creative learning activity — Ubumwe 2.0 project
Youth participating in STRYIDE economic empowerment programme

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