The role of Non Governmental Organisations in the protection of Children's Rights Case study of Gulu District
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2014-05
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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.
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A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Law
in Partial Fulfillment of the Award of
Bachelor of Laws of Kampala
International University
Keywords
Non Governmental Organisations, Children's Rights, Protection, Gulu District