1 December 2016: My literature review for Chance for Childhood Girls in conflict with the law in Uganda has just been published. The study assesses girls’ experiences and needs before, during and after contact with the criminal and informal justice systems, and provides … Continue reading
3 November 2016: My research on gender and children with disabilities conducted in Rwanda in 2015, has just been cited by UNICEF and the Education Development Trust in their Eastern and Southern Africa regional study on the fulfilment of the … Continue reading
10 May 2016: As Gender Researcher and Advisor for the NGO Chance for Childhood, I am currently researching girls’ experiences and needs while in contact with the criminal and informal justice systems in Uganda. The research comprises a combination of desk research … Continue reading
11 April 2016: For many fleeing conflict and living in refugee camps, the absence of war and freedom from fear of violence may be the most obvious contrast to life at home, however camp life can be far from safe. Kakuma … Continue reading
11 April 2016: Jime, 17, and his three friends are on a journey: From war to peace; from South Sudan to Kenya; from childhood to adulthood. Over the past two years, 1.7 million people have become internally displaced within South … Continue reading
30 March 2016: I recently spoke at the Disasters and Development conference at Bath Spa university with a talk entitled The conflict in South Sudan: Lessons from a manmade emergency. My talk drew on experiences from my recent visits to South … Continue reading
1 February 2016: I have just created a new YouTube channel to host the videos I have produced during my field visits. All footage is taken on my phone, and I either use a professional video editor (the EU-UNICEF videos) … Continue reading
26 November 2015: Today and tomorrow the First African Girls’ Summit on Ending Child Marriage in Africa takes place in Lusaka Zambia. The Faces of Change series prepared for UNICEF for the Summit, profiles advocates in the community who are changing … Continue reading
20 November 2015: November 2015 heralds the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC). I worked with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child … Continue reading
17 November 2015: “The figures are alarming and steadily rising. We treated 116 children in August, 146 in September, 162 in October,” explains Dr. Lalick Banda, paediatrician at the UNICEF-supported One-Stop Centre for the treatment of child sexual abuse in … Continue reading
