Child sexual abuse in Jinja district

The key findings:
- Defilement is the single most frequent form of child sexual abuse, followed by use of sexually suggestive language, fondling, commercial sex work by children, exposure to pornography and exposure to adults' sexual organs
- Girls are at significant larger risk of being sexually abused than boys; specifically at age 12 to 15 years they seem to be most vulnerable
- Offenders are mostly coming from the child's direct environment: parents, other family members, neighbours, teachers
- Many times child sexual abuse takes place at home, and at outdoor places like markets, water points, bushes and road sides, followed by school
- According to the respondents, only 10-15% of the cases are reported to the authorities

Child sexual abuse is a gross violation of children's rights. Based on the findings of the survey, NEMACY-Uganda will concentrate advocacy efforts on curbing child sexual abuse in Jinja District. With Terre des Hommes Netherlands' support, for the next two years NEMACY-Uganda will engage 300 stakeholders and policy makers in child rights advocacy annually, ultimately protecting at least 5,000 children.

For more information, please refer to the full report to be downloaded from our library (below).

The Uganda Network for Empowerment of the Marginalised Child and Youth (NEMACY-Uganda) was formerly called the Jinja Network for the Marginalised Child and Youth.