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AFARD/Mastercard Foundation

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2025 - Jun 2028

Currently, DLC is delivering a three-year technical assistance program to a seven-partner consortium, led by the Agency for…

Segal Family Foundation (SFF)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Mar 2022 - Mar 2026

Under this framework contract, DLC provides technical advisory and training on safeguarding for SFF and its partners in…

Porticus Africa

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2023 - Aug 2025

DLC undertook the External learning review of Porticus' Safeguarding work in Africa, focusing on the Vital Faith Communities…

KHN Germany

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2018 - Dec 2024

Training the KNH African Partner organizations and providing follow-up support to enable them undertake Child Rights Situation Analyses…

DKA Austria

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2022 - Dec 2024

Under this contract, DLC supported 16 partners of DKA Austria in Uganda to deepen their understanding of safeguarding.…

Partners in Health International

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2022 - Dec 2024

Under this contract, DLC is supporting partners of PIH in Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Lesotho, and Malawi in…

Kindernothilfe (KNH)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2014 - Dec 2024

Child Protection/Safeguarding National Trainer and resource for capacity building for local partners in Uganda and Kenya (Training and…

Oak Foundation

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2018 - Mar 2024

Spearheading technical support to Oak Foundation Partners in East, Central, and Southern Africa in the area of child…

Internal Risk Management Group (hosted by Mercy Corps)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2021 - Oct 2023

Under this contract, DLC developed safeguarding curricula and content and delivered Safeguarding/PSEAH training to 54 INGOs and 6…

Partners in Health International

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

Under this contract, DLC supported the review and development of safeguarding policies for implementing partners of Partners in…

Internal Risk Management Group/Plan International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2023 - Oct 2023

Under this contract, DLC supported Phase 3 of the Capacity Development Initiative of the Internal Risk Management Group.…

Segal Family Foundation

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2022 - Aug 2022

Under this framework contract, DLC provides technical advisory on safeguarding for SFF and its partners in both Anglophone…

USALAMA Fund

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2022 - Aug 2022

Under this contract, DLC trained 8 partners in Central, North, and Northwestern Uganda (UCRNN, ACME, NUMEC, KOBWIDU, RICE…

Segal Family Foundation

Child Protection & Safeguarding Apr 2022

Capacity building of Segal Family Foundation partners in Anglophone and Francophone Africa on safeguarding

Mercy Corps (Internal Risk Management Group)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

Capacity building of 66 members (54 International NGOs and 12 National NGOs) of the IRMG on safeguarding

Lima Links Zambia

Child Protection & Safeguarding March 2021

Training of staff on safeguarding to inform the development of their institutional safeguarding policy.

Christian Blind Mission (CBM)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2020

Conducted Safeguarding training for 10 implementing partner organisations in Uganda to inform development/improvement of safeguarding policies and practices.

Send a Cow Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2020

Support for action research to promote community-led safeguarding and reporting, development of resources to promote community awareness of…

Action for Rural Women Empowerment (ARUWE)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jan 2020

Training of staff on safeguarding to inform the review of their safeguarding policy.

CIFF, UK

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2019

Training of CIFF Partners in Africa in Implementation of Child Safeguarding Procedures.

AGEH Germany

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2019

Training of AGEH partners in Germany and the Global South on Child Safeguarding and Sexualised Violence

PELUM Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Aug 2019

Reviewed existing policies and supported the development of a comprehensive policy on Safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults,…

Retrak U.K

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2013 - Oct 2016

Capacity building support to Retrak Country offices in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Malawi in the development, review, and implementation…

CBM Regional office Kenya

Child Protection & Safeguarding Apr 2016 - May 2016

Conducted a child safeguarding audit of 4 supported schools for children with disabilities in Kenya.

CBM Regional Office Nairobi

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2016

Child safeguarding Investigation and Audit of two CBM supported schools in Kenya.

Child Fund Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

Child Protection Capacity building support, including Training staff in child protection and safeguarding, and supporting the development of…

Joint Efforts to Save the Environment (JESE) Fort Portal

Child Protection & Safeguarding Feb 2015

Child safeguarding Capacity building support, including Training staff in child safeguarding and supporting the development of a revised…

Save the Children International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Aug 2014 - Oct 2014

Conducting a child safeguarding mapping exercise for the country programme and developing local child safeguarding procedures.

Radio Waa (Lira) Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

Child Safeguarding Capacity building support, including Training staff in child safeguarding and supporting the development of a child…

Kindernothilfe (KNH) / PKF

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2013 - Oct 2013

Capacity building support to the KNH 18 partner organizations in Uganda to develop organizational child Safeguarding policies. This…

Deaf Child Worldwide (U.K)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

Capacity building support for 2 DCW partners in Uganda in child Safeguarding and the development of organizational child…

Plan International Uganda

Applied Social Research Aug 2020

Survey on sexual exploitation of girls and young women at the workplace.

Send a Cow Uganda (SACU)

Child Rights & Policy Jul 2020

Community-Led Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults. A Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study in Selected Project Sites of…

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Rights & Policy Jul 2017

Study on monitoring and accountability mechanisms for children's rights in Uganda.

Bread for the World

Organisational Strengthening Jul 2016

Comparator survey of NGO salaries in Uganda.

Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC

Child Protection & Safeguarding Aug 2016

Preparation of an Advisory Paper on Impactful Advocacy and Communication Strategy for the National Violence against Children Study…

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Rights & Policy Mar 2016

Preparation of the Alternative NGO documenting the 10-year progress of implementation of the UN convention on the rights…

World Vision Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jan 2016

Consolidation of ADAPT Child Protection Mapping reports from 18 WVU areas of operation to inform Program design and…

National Council for Children

Child Rights & Policy Apr 2015

Assessing the effects of decentralization on service delivery for children in Uganda.

Save the Children International (Uganda)

Child Rights & Policy Mar 2015

Child Rights Situation Analysis for Country Strategic Program 2016–2021.

Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

Situation analysis of child rights in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya focusing on advancing legal rights for children and…

National Council for Children

Child Rights & Policy Mar 2014

State of Uganda Children Report 2012/13: Progress towards the MDGs focusing on Child and Maternal Health

National Council for Children

Child Rights & Policy Jul 2014

Study on the utilization of the National Child Participation Guide 2008.

Child Restoration Outreach (CRO) Mbale

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

Undertaking a study on the dynamics of the street children phenomenon in Eastern Uganda (Mbale Buduuda and Sironko…

World Vision International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Sep 2012 - Sep 2013

Mapping of the community level child protection system in 10 World Vision target districts namely; Bundibugyo, Nakasongola, Mpigi,…

UNICEF/Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2012 - Mar 2013

National mapping of the Uganda's child protection system. This involved extensive review of secondary data, consultation with multi-sectoral…

African Child Policy Forum (ACPF)

Child Rights & Policy Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

Situation analysis of child-headed households in Uganda.

Kindernothilfe (KNH)/ SHG Coordination Office

Child Rights & Policy Nov 2012 - Jan 2013

Undertaking a study on the existing legal framework and implications for registration and operation of Self-Help Groups (SHG)…

AfricaWide Movement for Children (AMC) /ACPF

Child Rights & Policy Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

Assessment of Uganda's progress in the implementation of Africa Fit for Children (AFFC) declaration and plan of action.

Plan International Uganda

Other Thematic Areas Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

Facilitated the process of soliciting for children's views on the amendment of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2006…

African Child Policy Forum (ACPF)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

National survey on violence against children in family settings.

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Rights & Policy Mar 2011

Situation Analysis of the Status of Child Rights in Post Conflict Northern and North Eastern Uganda.

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

Assessment of Children's Access to the Toll-free Child Helpline Service in Uganda.

Oak Foundation, Switzerland

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

Assessment of the child protection system in Uganda.

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jun 2010

Situation Analysis of the trends in Child Adoption and Legal guardianship in Uganda.

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2009

Study on the status of birth registration in Uganda.

ANPPCAN Uganda/DANCHURCH AID

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2008 - Dec 2008

Undertaking a study on Social Justice amidst Complex realities: The Case of Pokot women and children in North…

Plan International Uganda

Program Development, Reviews & M&E Jun 2019

Midterm evaluation of the Increased access to life-saving wash and protection services for south Sudanese refugees and host…

Child Fund International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2018

End of Project Evaluation for Strengthening Child Protection (at national regional and community levels) in Northern Uganda (Gulu…

USAID/Uganda Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity

Program Development, Reviews & M&E Aug 2018

Endline survey of the Social Behaviour Change Communication Campaign to reduce the corporal punishment of children in school…

Child Fund International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Mar 2018

Baseline Survey for the Empowering Communities to protect children in Kitgum Matidi and Lagoro sub counties in Kitgum…

Plan International Uganda & National Identification and Registration Authority

Organisational Strengthening Jan 2019

National baseline survey on strengthening civil registration and vital statistics in Uganda covering 112 districts.

USAID/Uganda Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity

Program Development, Reviews & M&E Oct 2017

A baseline survey of the Social Behaviour Change Communication Campaign to reduce the corporal punishment of children in…

USAID/Uganda Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity

Program Development, Reviews & M&E Aug 2017

Endline survey of the Social Behaviour Change Communication Campaign to promote parental involvement in children's reading practice at…

USAID/Uganda Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity

Program Development, Reviews & M&E Jul 2017

Baseline survey for the Social behaviour change communication to increase parental engagement in children's reading practice.

Child Fund International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2016

Baseline Survey for the BMZ funded Project "Strengthening Child Protection in Northern Uganda, in Dokolo and Gulu"

Child Fund International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2016

Baseline survey for community-led child protection project in Kitgum & Agago.

Plan International Uganda

Child Rights & Policy Oct 2016

End of project evaluation for basic primary education in Lira.

East Africa Children's Fund

Child Rights & Policy May 2016

Mapping exercise to analyse contexts and identify areas for project intervention in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. areas based…

Plan International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2015

End of Program Evaluation for Strengthening community-based child protection through a vibrant civil society. The project was implemented…

Kitgum Concerned Women Association (KICWA)

Child Protection & Safeguarding Aug 2014

Mid-term review of education and protection project.

Norwegian Association of People with Developmental Disabilities (NFU)

Social Inclusion & Disability Mar 2014

End of term Evaluation of the Organisational Development Project for Zanzibar Association of Persons with Developmental Disabilities.

Kindernothilfe (KNH) Germany

Child Rights & Policy Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

Evaluation of the KNH supported Community Based Training programme implemented by 4 partner organisations in Uganda.

Word-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)/ Nordic Consulting Group

Other Thematic Areas Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

Review of the WWF NORAD funded project on the integration of environmental concerns and civil society engagement in…

Ethiopian based child focused NGO partner, CHILDHOPE U.K

Child Rights & Policy Dec 2011

A Programmatic and Organizational Mid-Term Review of Evaluation of CHADET

Norwegian Association of People with Developmental

Social Inclusion & Disability Aug 2010 - Sep 2010

A Programmatic and Organizational Mid-term Review of the NFU's programme and organizational development support to Zanzibar Association of…

African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), Ethiopia

Child Rights & Policy May 2010 - Jun 2010

Programmatic and organisational review of ACPF strategic programme.

Plan International Uganda

Other Thematic Areas Jul 2007

Midterm review of the GAC II project in West Nile.

Save the Children Norway - Uganda

Child Rights & Policy Jul 2007

Evaluation of the Save the Children Norway Support to Child Rights Advocacy and non-formal Basic Education project 4712…

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Rights & Policy Dec 2007 - Mar 2008

Review and update of the Uganda National Action Plan on Child Sexual Abuse.

Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development National Child Protection Working Group

Child Rights & Policy Jul 2015

Review of National OVC Referral Form and guidelines and Update of National OVC Service Providers' Inventory

Plan International Uganda

Child Protection & Safeguarding May 2015

Documenting Best Practices in Community Based Child protection models in Plan districts (Lira Tororo Kamuli and Luwero) in…

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)/MGSD

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2014 - May 2015

Development of a training manual for case management in Uganda.

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)/MGLSD

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2014 - May 2015

Development of guidelines to support the establishment and management of district child helpline action centres

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)/MGLSD

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2014 - May 2015

Development of the Case Management Handbook for child protection workers in Uganda.

AfricaWide Movement for Children (AMC)/ACPF

Child Rights & Policy Oct 2012

Technical editing of the Synthesized progress report of the Africa Fit for Children framework.

Uganda Market Vendors' Association HIV/AIDs Project

Child Rights & Policy Dec 2011

Development of Mentors' Manual for orphans and vulnerable children

Civil Society Coalition for Peace in Northern Uganda (CSOPNU)

Other Thematic Areas May 2008

Development of new Advocacy strategy for the civil society coalition for peace in northern Uganda (CSOPNU) in view…

Bread for the World Protestant Development Service Germany

Organisational Strengthening May 2016 - Jun 2028

This is a framework contract in which DLC supports 18 Civil society partners of Bread for the World…

KIOS Foundation

Organisational Strengthening Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

This is a one-year capacity building intervention involving about 10 partners of KIOS in Uganda. The support is…

Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

Organisational capacity assessment for 50 child rights organisations in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya to inform the selection of…

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Rights & Policy Mar 2013 - Dec 2013

Technical support to the strategic re-direction and capacity building of the Network. This involved review and refinement of…

Uganda Child Rights NGO Network (UCRNN)

Child Rights & Policy Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

Mid-term programme and organizational review of UCRNN strategic Plan implementation (2010-2015).

Lake Victoria Regional Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)

Other Thematic Areas Apr 2009 - Jul 2009

Organizational Capacity Assessment of Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)

Lake Victoria Regional Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC)

Other Thematic Areas Jul 2008 - Aug 2008

Facilitating the Development of a six-year strategic Plan (2009-2014)

Bread for the World & Faith to Action Network

Organisational Strengthening Nov 2019

Coordination both logistical and rapporteuring services for the East and Horn of Africa Desk of Bread for five…

Bread for the World

Organisational Strengthening Apr 2017 - Nov 2019

Coordination and rapporteuring for workshops in East and Horn of Africa.

Bread for the World & PELUM Uganda

Organisational Strengthening Sept 2019

Coordination and workshop management of three-day workshop on Food Security and Gender Workshop for PELUM chapters in Africa

New Venture Fund

Organisational Strengthening Jun 2019

Coordination of INSPIRE Implementation Jamboree (Seven strategies for ending violence against children)

Bread for the World

Organisational Strengthening Nov 2018

Coordination and workshop management for the Lobby and Advocacy workshop and partners annual meeting for Bread for the…

New Venture Fund Inc

Child Protection & Safeguarding Aug 2018

Coordination, management and rapporteuring services for the INSPIRE learning and sharing event for Tanzania Civil society and government…

Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Development Partnering with Kindernothilfe and ChildFund International

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2014 - Jan 2018

Technical support (training, mentoring, networking and follow-up) to local partners to develop and implement institutional child safeguarding policies…

Bread for the World

Organisational Strengthening Jul 2017

Coordination, co facilitation and rapporteuring services for two Outcome and Impact Orientation workshops for consultants and then for…

Impact and Innovations Development Centre

Child Protection & Safeguarding Dec 2016

Provided Rapporteuring Services for a three days Learning event organised for Partners of Elevate Children Funders Group in…

Oak Foundation Switzerland

Child Protection & Safeguarding Nov 2016

Organising and a co-facilitation of the annual partners meeting under the theme Sharing learning to improve VAC programming…

Bread for the World

Organisational Strengthening Jul 2016

Organised and Co facilitated the Annual Partners meeting for Bread for the World Partners in Uganda

The East Africa Children's Fund

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jul 2016

Organising and co facilitation of a workshop to identify program areas for its work on funding interventions aimed…

CBM Kenya

Child Protection & Safeguarding Apr 2016 - May 2016

Conducted a child safeguarding audit of 4 supported schools for children with disabilities in Kenya

Elevate Children Funders Group

Child Protection & Safeguarding Jul 2015

Coordinated and Co facilitated a regional program learning event on preventing and responding to violence against children in…

Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development/Ministry of East African Affairs Uganda

Child Rights & Policy Jul 2015

Facilitated the National Consultative workshop on the East African Community Regional Children's Conference

Wellspring Advisors LLC Washington DC

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2014

Coordinated and Facilitated a meeting with donors within Elevate Children Funders' Network to brainstorm on the situation Analysis…

Child Protection Funders Group

Child Protection & Safeguarding Oct 2013

Coordinated and facilitated the Child Protection Funders Group (Oak Foundation, Bernard van Leer Foundation and Wellspring Advisors) partners…

NORAD Norway

Organisational Strengthening Mar 2013

Facilitated the NORAD partners Civil Society Seminar in Uganda.

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