Jinja District
Meet Child Rights Ambassadors
Training staff to become Child Rights Ambassadors is a practical and effective way to strengthen the protection of children’s rights. Through the ICLD partnership between Jinja City and Region Stockholm/Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, a concrete tool has been developed: the Child Rights Ambassador Toolbox. It is a step-by-step guide for training people to become ambassadors…
Secure and Develop Childrens Rights
A step-by-step guide to conducting a Child Rights Ambassador Training Programme This toolbox presents a training programme for Child Rights Ambassadors, developed as part of one of four projects carried out within an ICLD-funded partnership between Region Stockholm, Sweden, and Jinja City, Uganda (2022–2025). The work was implemented by staff from Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital…
Closing the Gap with ETAT+, Saving Children’s Lives, and Advancing Health Equity in Uganda
Article by: Tatumwa Desmond Benjamin, Nurse, Communications Officer, Busoga Health Forum Imagine rushing your feverish child to the nearest health facility, desperate for timely treatment. By the time you arrive, their breathing is shallow, and their skin is cold and clammy. Before the introduction of the Emergency Triage, Assessment, and Treatment Plus (ETAT+) program, such…
Region Stockholm and Jinja City, Uganda
Child Thrive: Neonatology, Child Rights, Emergency Care & Child Neurology (4 projects) Region Stockholm, through Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital (ALB), and Jinja City in Uganda, together with Non-Governmental Organisations in both countries, have established a partnership driving four interconnected projects. These projects share the joint objective of improving the quality of care for children, with…
