Situation analySiS

Situation analySiS of Children in uganda 2015work is the need to supplement family income. Lack of skills for gainful employmentand vulnerable livelihoods also drives families to force minors into child labour. Further,widespread levels of HIV/AIDS continue to contribute to a vicious cycle of child labour byworsening the poverty levels of households and adding to the supply of child labour into thelabour market. Finally, demand for birth and death registration services is low because ofthe prohibitive cost of acquiring a birth certificate (UGX 5,000 for a long birth certificate andUGX 1,000 for a short birth certificate).To conclude, poor quality of services results in a high likelihood for children and womento be vulnerable to dangerous settings. This dynamic is significantly exacerbated by theabsence of effective mechanisms for systematically tracking and monitoring key childprotection indicators including birth registration, child labour, internally displaced andrefugee children, children in residential care, children in conflict with the law, and violenceagainst children.thE rIGht to ProtECtIoN81