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CHILD LABOUR IN AFRICA. 26 May

CHILD LABOUR IN AFRICA.

Child labour refers to the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives children of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such exploitation is prohibited by legislation worldwide, although these laws do not consider all work by children as child labour;…

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 20 Apr

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

Children’s rights are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors. The 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) defines a child as “any human being below the age of eighteen years, unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is…

ABOUT TUYAMBE 28 Jan

ABOUT TUYAMBE

Tuyambe is a Ugandan NGO based in Germany that strives towards providing support to African children and widows. With a motto that states, “In general, we can`t give the orphan very much, BUT better than nothing.” Tuyambe was founded in 2002 to help disadvantaged people and children at risk across East Africa but particularly Uganda.…

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- A HINDRANCE TO DEVELOPMENT 29 Dec

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- A HINDRANCE TO DEVELOPMENT

“Domestic violence is the front line of the war against women”. Pearl Cleage According to UN, it defined Domestic abuse or domestic violence as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner. Abuse is physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological. This includes…