Uganda

Safe Kids Uganda joined the Safe Kids Worldwide network in January 2003. It has three coalitions, located in the Mbale, Gulu and Kawempe regions.

The ICC-U is the lead organization for Safe Kids Uganda and is currently developing injury surveillance systems in hospitals that have minimal resources as well as training injury prevention specialists, advocating for road safety and developing injury prevention programs in schools.

Hightlights

Parental Child Safety

To raise awareness of child safety through parents and equip parents with first aid skills, Safe Kids Uganda’s parental child safety program teaches parents about burn prevention and road safety.

The main activities of the program include:

• First aid training
• Safety awareness for burns and road traffic injuries
• Distribution of booklets in local languages
• Newspaper articles
• Producing a documentary

The program was conducted at two rural areas in Mukono district (Lubugumu and Luseera villages) in 2008. The program reached 500 parents, distributed 2,000 booklets on burn prevention and road traffic safety and generated two television stories and three print media stories.