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Giving Ugandan Children a Voice: How reference groups are empowering youth in national discourse

Ateenyi added that the government was committing to revising the National Child Participation Guide 2009 to ensure it reflects the evolving needs and aspirations of the country’s young people.

Children Reference Group members from Isingiro pose for a photo outside their district headquarters after meeting with district leaders and policymakers earlier this year. (Courtesy Photo)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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With 44% of its population under 14, Uganda has one of the world’s
youngest populations.

But are its young people, such as Martha Mukahumuza,

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Young population
Children Reference Group
Symposium
Balaam Barugaraha Ateenyi
Youth and Children Affairs Minister