Reports on Combat Child, Early & Forced Marriages in Uganda

Project Report | Nov 12, 2026
PROJECT REPORT AUGUST -OCTOBER 2026

By ACAM JANET | Project Leader

1. Executive Summary

School dropout among girls in Kibuku District, Uganda, remains a major concern, largely driven by child, early and forced marriages (CEFM), teenage pregnancies, stigma, and socio-economic challenges. This project supports girls aged 13–18 years who are at risk of or affected by CEFM by promoting access to quality education through community sensitization, school reintegration, scholastic materials, and reusable sanitary pads.

2. Key Achievements

During the reporting period, the project registered the following achievements:

Parent sensitization: Mobilized and sensitized 92 parents on the 2020 guidelines for pregnancy prevention and management in schools, emphasizing continued education and reintegration of pregnant girls.
Community awareness: Conducted three community awareness meetings on CEFM, reaching 380 community members with messages on its dangers and consequences.
School sensitization: Reached 120 school-going girls with information on preventing child marriage and the importance of education.
School reintegration: Conducted follow-up visits to nine school dropouts, successfully facilitating the return of seven girls to school.
Scholastic support: Provided 67 adolescent girls with exercise books, school bags, and mathematical sets to support learning.
Menstrual hygiene: Distributed reusable sanitary pads to 92 girls to promote dignity, hygiene, and regular school attendance.

3. Challenges

Implementation faced several challenges, including stigma and discrimination against pregnant girls and adolescent mothers, high expectations among beneficiaries, and limited funding, which restricted the project's ability to reach and support more vulnerable girls.

4. Recommendations

The project recommends strengthening community engagement with parents, cultural and religious leaders, and teachers; promoting safe and inclusive schools for pregnant girls and adolescent mothers; increasing support through scholastic materials, sanitary pads, and counselling; and strengthening partnerships and resource mobilization.

5. Conclusion and Call for Support

The August–October 2026 achievements demonstrate the positive impact of community sensitization, school reintegration, and direct support in promoting girls' education. However, sustained efforts are needed to address CEFM and prevent school dropout.

We call upon government institutions, development partners, donors, corporate organizations, and well-wishers to provide financial and material support to strengthen interventions preventing child marriage and promoting girls' access to quality education in Kibuku District.

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1. Executive Summary

School dropout among girls in Kibuku District, Uganda, remains a major concern, largely driven by child, early and forced marriages (CEFM), teenage pregnancies, stigma, and socio-economic challenges. This project supports girls aged 13–18 years who are at risk of or affected by CEFM by promoting access to quality education through community sensitization, school reintegration, scholastic materials, and reusable sanitary pads.

2. Key Achievements

During the reporting period, the project registered the following achievements:

Parent sensitization: Mobilized and sensitized 92 parents on the 2020 guidelines for pregnancy prevention and management in schools, emphasizing continued education and reintegration of pregnant girls.
Community awareness: Conducted three community awareness meetings on CEFM, reaching 380 community members with messages on its dangers and consequences.
School sensitization: Reached 120 school-going girls with information on preventing child marriage and the importance of education.
School reintegration: Conducted follow-up visits to nine school dropouts, successfully facilitating the return of seven girls to school.
Scholastic support: Provided 67 adolescent girls with exercise books, school bags, and mathematical sets to support learning.
Menstrual hygiene: Distributed reusable sanitary pads to 92 girls to promote dignity, hygiene, and regular school attendance.

3. Challenges

Implementation faced several challenges, including stigma and discrimination against pregnant girls and adolescent mothers, high expectations among beneficiaries, and limited funding, which restricted the project's ability to reach and support more vulnerable girls.

4. Recommendations

The project recommends strengthening community engagement with parents, cultural and religious leaders, and teachers; promoting safe and inclusive schools for pregnant girls and adolescent mothers; increasing support through scholastic materials, sanitary pads, and counselling; and strengthening partnerships and resource mobilization.

5. Conclusion and Call for Support

The August–October 2026 achievements demonstrate the positive impact of community sensitization, school reintegration, and direct support in promoting girls' education. However, sustained efforts are needed to address CEFM and prevent school dropout.

We call upon government institutions, development partners, donors, corporate organizations, and well-wishers to provide financial and material support to strengthen interventions preventing child marriage and promoting girls' access to quality education in Kibuku District.

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Links:

http://www.kado.or.ug

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Jun 13, 2026
QUATERLY REPORT FEBUARY TO MAY 2026.

By Samson Namwoyo | Project Leader

Summary

The extent to which girl child school dropout is escalating in Kibuku district, Uganda is alarming due to child and early marriages, and pregnancies despite, the universal primary and secondary education. This hinders the achievement of the education Programme in the country. More than 34% of girls are married before their 18th birthday every year in Uganda. Girls live under hard conditions that expose them to early pregnancies, child, early and forced marriages including poor health conditions. The project rescues girls aged 13-18 years from child, early and forced marriages in Uganda and increase their access to good quality primary and secondary education by addressing early, child and forced marriages challenges in the country through community mobilization and sensitization of parents and adolescent girls, provide scholastic materials and re-usable sanitary pads. This is therefore, a project progress report for February to may,2026.

Achievements

60 parents mobilized and sensitized on 2020 new guidelines on pregnancy prevention and management in schools which give room for a pregnant girl to go to school
3 community awareness campaign meeting on early, child and forced mariages was conducted in Kibuku district reaching messages to 380 people
82 girl children in schools sensitized on the negative effects of child, early and forced marriages
Made follow-up of 12 girls that had dropped out of school and reinstated 7 in schools.
82 adolescent girls provided scholastic materials (books , bags and mathematical sets)
81 adolescent girls provided re-usable sanitary pads.

Challenges

Stigma is high among pregnant and child bearing girls remain among in schools and as such they drop out of school.
High expectations by the target girls
Limited funding.

Recommendation:

The increased child marriages in Uganda also undermine both the government and donors efforts put in education sector .Therefore, the organization request well-wishers to extend support to the reduction of child, early and forced marriages in Uganda. Child marriage is a human right violation issue and require a lot of attention.

Links:

http//www.kado.or.ug

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Jan 28, 2026
QUARTERLY REPORT OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2025

By Samson Namwoyo | Project Leader

Summary

The extent to which girl child school dropout is is escalating in Kibuku district, Uganda is alarming due to child and early marriages, and pregnancies despite, the universal primary and secondary education. This hinders the achievement of the education Programme in the country. More than 34% of girls are married before their 18th birthday every year in Uganda. Girls live under hard conditions that expose them to early pregnancies, child, early and forced marriages including poor health conditions. The project rescues girls aged 13-18 years from child, early and forced marriages in Uganda and increase their access to good quality primary and secondary education by addressing early, child and forced marriages challenges in the country through community mobilization and sensitization of parents and adolescent girls, provide scholastic materials and re-usable sanitary pads. This is therefore, a project progress report for October to December, 2025.

Achievements

55 parents mobilized and sensitized on 2020 new guidelines on pregnancy prevention and management in schools which give room for a pregnant girl to go to school
3 community awareness campaign meeting on early, child and forced was conducted in Kibuku district reaching messages 350 people
102 girl children in schools sensitized on the negative effects of child, early and forced marriages
Made follow-up of 8 girls that had dropped out of school and reinstated 6 in schools.
82 adolescent girls provided scholastic materials (books , bags and mathematical sets)
95 adolescent girls provided re-usable sanitary pads.

Challenges:

Internet shut down during presidential election period in Uganda affected early reporting Limited financial support still remains a challenge to orient local leaders on defilement laws
Stigma is high among pregnant and child bearing girls remain in schools and as such they drop out of school.
High expectations by the target girls

Recommendation:

The organization request well-wishers to extend support to the reduction of child, early and forced marriages in Uganda. Child marriage is a human right violation issue and require a lot of attention. The increased child marriages in Uganda also undermine both the government and donors efforts put in education sector.