Five years ago, Ritah, 18, joined one of the twenty safe spaces in Luwero, Uganda, managed by the Luwero AGPP Cluster and supported by Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund’s Adolescent Girl’s Power Program grant. Ritah joined the safe space after she reached a tipping point, having been consistently underpaid or not paid whilst doing […]
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Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) is seeking a qualified and experienced internationally affiliated audit firm to provide external audit services for the financial years 2024–2026. 💼 Scope of Work: Interested firms based in Uganda with international affiliations are encouraged to apply. 👉 Application Deadline: Saturday 7th December 2024For more details and application instructions
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Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) is seeking an experienced Financial Accounting Firm to support the Empowering Youth through Data and Community Development (EYDCD) program in Uganda. The Financial Accounting Firm will support effective financial management across our community partners. This role is vital to advancing youth employment, financial inclusion, and economic stability in
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Position: Regional Program Director Organization: Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF) Location: Kampala, Uganda Join our team and help us make a difference! We’re looking for a passionate leader to direct and manage CRVPF’s programs, implement and shape our strategic vision, support community partners, and drive fundraising efforts in the region. Key Responsibilities: Qualifications:
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📢 Are you an experienced Organizational Development (OD) consultant passionate about supporting community organizations? Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund (CRVPF), in partnership with INTRAC, is offering a fully funded training program to strengthen the skills of OD consultants in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. This 8-month course will equip you to better serve local
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On Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, the Girls Create Change (GCC) Cluster, supported by CRVPF’s Adolescent Girls Power Program (AGPP) and based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, commemorated International Menstrual Hygiene Day. The event, held in Buyuni Ward, sought to educate communities about menstruation and menstruation hygiene and dispel misconceptions about periods and period hygiene. Additionally,
“My name is Sarah. My husband died a few years ago, leaving me to look after our six children and my ageing mother. I was overwhelmed in every element of my life; financially, I was struggling as the only one bringing in any money from my maize business, and emotionally, I was grieving. Because of how I was feeling, I used my children as punching bags. I would hit them with a large stick that I kept in the corner of my room. I would hurt them even if they had done nothing wrong, not realizing that they were also mourning their father.
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According to UNICEF (n.d), only 1 out of every 4 Ugandans, begins and completes their secondary education. Six out of ten of these Ugandans do not finish their secondary education due to costs associated with education. Godfrey, 22, is one of the several Ugandans who make up this statistic. He is now a peer mentor of an out-of-school youth club in Luweero, Central Uganda overseen by the Luweero VAC Cluster and supported by Children’s Rights and Violence Prevention Fund’s, Prevention of Violence Against Children & Young People (PVAC) grant. We recently sat down with him to learn about how the out-of-school youth club has impacted his life.