Growing up in Karamoja, Uganda: Understanding child marriage and child labour

Country: Uganda Source: The Freedom Fund Please refer to the attached file. Outsiders often see Karamoja only through the lens of its challenges: drought and hunger, limited access to schools and healthcare, entrenched gender inequality in a pastoralist society and decades of conflict. Karamoja is much more than its struggles. It is a region of striking cultural richness, home to multiple ethnic groups and many communities where extended family and clan networks still keep caring for children ev