January 2019

Social protection mechanisms for children living on the streets: Perspectives from Uganda

Social protection continues to gain increased attention in Uganda’s national development discourse and beyond, because of its ability to mitigate risk and vulnerability perpetuated by poverty. Despite this impetus, less research has been undertaken to expanding social protection to children living on the streets. Yet, Uganda’s increase in urbanization has been associated with the high influx of children...

Author(s): Robert Kakuru, Archangel Byaruhanga Rukooko and Gervase Tusabe