Children as young as two are being trafficked to urban areas from the remote and impoverished villages of Karamoja, Uganda. You can help marginalised communities end this as they learn to protect their children and invest in sustainable livelihoods. It’s prevention from the inside out, and it works.
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Marginalised Karamojong villages are plagued by widespread hunger, lack of education, poor sanitation and the constant threat of violent cattle raids. These harsh conditions create fertile ground for child trafficking and exploitation. Deep-seated prejudice against the Karamojong people has led to underfunded services and fragmented aid, implemented without Karamojong participation. So when aid organisations inevitably abandon failing projects, the community is back where it started.
Led by a Karamojan former street child, volunteer Child Protection Teams will educate their communities on child protection, sanitation, and farming; manage abuse cases; and empower savings groups. They will be supported by Child Rights Clubs, whose members will encourage peers to attend school. This multigenerational, holistic approach achieves sustainable transformation, protecting children from trafficking, reducing abuse, improving health, and creating safer, more prosperous communities.
