National Parenting Training Manual for Uganda
“Improved parenting contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 2, 3, and 16 at a relatively low cost per family”- Dr Robin Nandy, UNICEF Representative in Uganda
Highlights
Parenting work remains a priority programme area for the well-being of children and stability of families, as affirmed by the high levels of violence against children (VAC) based on the findings of the 2015 National VAC survey.
In 2020–2021, the Parenting Agenda Initiative, a consortium of agencies and institutions involved in parenting work, conducted Uganda’s first mapping study for parenting interventions and initiatives. The findings recommended investment in developing evidence-based parenting interventions and developing guidelines on the delivery modalities to improve parenting programming in Uganda.
Following that, the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), devoted efforts to developing guidelines and policies to guide parenting work in the country.
The MGLSD desires to harmonize the strategic vision of all stakeholders engaged in developing, funding, implementing and overseeing parenting programmes to deliver and scale out evidence-based parenting interventions in the country. This will improve and streamline the work around parenting and strengthen the family.
The MGLSD and collaborators have thus developed this parenting manual to harmonize the work of the implementers of parenting programmes.
I therefore, call upon all stakeholders, including line ministries, local governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and community volunteers in Uganda, to embrace this manual to support parenting in Uganda.
Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom
Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development
