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Title: The role of Non Governmental Organisations in the protection of Children's Rights Case study of Gulu District
Authors: Kijange, Stella Lajiri
Keywords: Non Governmental Organisations
Children's Rights
Protection
Gulu District
Issue Date: May-2014
Publisher: Kampala International University, School of law.
Abstract: The purpose of the study is to establish the role of NGOs in protecting children's rights in Gulu district Northern Uganda. The objectives of the study were; to establish the range of activities done by NGOs in protecting children's rights in Gulu district, to identifY the effects ofNGOs' work on the protection of children's rights in Gulu district and to investigate the existing legal framework and the protection of children's rights in Gulu district. The summary findings from objective one revealed that the majority of respondents argued that the most significant activities of protecting children's rights by NGO's in Gulu district were Communication and Advocacy. The summary findings on objective two revealed that majority of the respondents were of the opinion that most NGOs are involved in developing several child protection institutions in different areas designed to help all the children. Most children use these organizations as their turning points and in case of any form of child abuse, these associations come in to protect the children since they handle cases of any child mistreatment. The summary findings on objective three revealed that the Uganda's legal framework on the protection of children's rights emanate from Article 34 Of The Constitution Of The Republic Of Uganda 1995, Children Act Cap 59 And The African Charter On The Rights And Welfare Of The Child 1999, The UN Convention On The Rights Of A Child 1989. The conclusion of the study said that the most significant activities of protecting children's rights by NGO's in Gulu were; Communication and Advocacy, Health Care and Services, Agenda Setting and Policy Formulation among others, and that the most important hindrances to the NGO's' efforts to promote child rights were among others; Lack of Funds, Absence of Strategic Planning. The recommendation made for the study stated that there should be more strict measures laid by the government and policy makers to curb children's rights abuse in society and culprits should be heavily punished to teach others a lesson.
Description: A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Law in Partial Fulfillment of the Award of Bachelor of Laws of Kampala International University
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/8114
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