The Work We Do
Six flagship programmes. Three countries. Over 50,000 children reached. One unwavering commitment to evidence that changes lives.
Empowering Futures
The AfriChild Centre serves as the research and learning partner for the Kulea Watoto consortium — a partnership of five organisations working to improve early childhood development outcomes for children aged 0–8 across Uganda. The project generates evidence on ECD service quality, parenting interventions, and child-level outcomes.
Working across refugee settlements and host communities including Kyaka II, AfriChild's research directly informs programme design and national ECD policy, ensuring the most vulnerable children receive quality support during their most critical developmental years.
Initiated in 2018, PPURE trains policymakers and practitioners across Uganda in the use of evidence for child welfare decisions. The programme bridges the persistent gap between research generation and real-world policy application, reaching over 300 professionals in its first five years.
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The AfriChild Speaker Series strengthens child welfare dialogue through expert-led knowledge exchange events. Bringing together researchers, policymakers, civil society leaders, and practitioners, each session translates cutting-edge child welfare evidence into actionable insights for decision-makers.
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In collaboration with Makerere University and four other Ugandan institutions, this programme advances child-focused research capacity across higher education. It builds the next generation of child welfare researchers by embedding evidence culture into graduate training and academic research frameworks.
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Commissioned by UNICEF and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), AfriChild leads the independent evaluation of the STRYIDE youth economic empowerment programme across Uganda. The evaluation provides rigorous evidence on what works for adolescent economic inclusion, informing the programme's national scale-up.
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Researchers, educators, and artists from the United States and Uganda work together through innovative creative methodologies to advance child development and well-being. The Ubumwe 2.0 project explores how arts-based interventions can strengthen children's social-emotional development, resilience, and community belonging.
Read MoreAfriChild continuously develops new programmes in response to emerging child welfare evidence gaps.
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Our programmes and research are organised across six thematic shelves in the AfriChild Knowledge Hub — a free, open-access library of over 120 publications.
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Our Approach
Every AfriChild programme follows a rigorous four-phase approach — ensuring evidence is generated, used, and sustained.
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Looking to commission child welfare research, join an existing programme, or co-design a new initiative? We welcome partnerships with governments, funders, and civil society.
