Happy Friday! We’re looking ahead to a meaningful week as we mark two important global observances. 📅 Monday, June 16 – Day of the African Child 📅 Friday, June 20 – World Refugee Day We are proud to stand alongside refugee communities and champion the rights of every child.

📍Today we're in Kamwenge, deep in a rural school — but this is more than just a location. It’s a symbol of Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development's commitment to equity, inclusion & visibility for every child in Uganda — including those in refugee-hosting communities. #DAC2025 Gloria Seruwagi Stella Muthuri

Read more about how we are contributing to child protection in #refugee settings!

❗️Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict! 💡Learn more about how Baobab_RPC conducted an intervention to identify survivors of SV in schools in refugee settings in Uganda & connect them to care 👉bit.ly/462DHCq👈

Celebrating #WorldRefugeeDay!

Flagged off by RRS leadership, @BaobabRPC is co-hosting a workshop on unintended pregnancy & unsafe abortion in Ethiopia’s refugee settings. Together with stakeholders, we’re co-designing solutions grounded in evidence & national policy. #SRHR #RefugeeHealth #EvidenceToAction

Still in Addis 🇪🇹 discussing abortion incidence, Safe Abortion Care and Post-Abortion Care quality, and costs for refugee women. Despite legal grounds, access gaps persist. This afternoon: mapping interventions + how Baobab_RPC's evidence can drive change. #SRHR #RefugeeHealth

We close the day in Addis with powerful commitments from Prof. Sileshi Garoma (MoH) and Ms. Misrak Mohammed Hassen (RRS) to use Baobab’s evidence to strengthen SRHR services for women in refugee camps and host communities across 🇪🇹. #SRHR #RefugeeHealth #EvidenceToAction

Over the past two days, Baobab_RPC has been in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, meeting with stakeholders in the humanitarian field to unpack findings from recent studies on unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion in refugee settings. The two-day event, attended by Mr. Mulualem Desta,

“Planning & Budgeting for Children’s Rights” Here's how Baobab_RPC is shaping a future where every African child thrives. Protecting children in crisis: piloting school-based sexual violence screening in refugee settings. Population Council Stella Muthuri Read👉tinyurl.com/3fj49jcr

📣 Over 400 parents joined Baobab_RPC & Refugees and Returnees Service - RRS for the 2nd parental dialogue on our school-based sexual violence screening intervention. With UNHCR, Plan, IRC & MTI present, we raised awareness through drama & education on how we end sexual violence against children.

📢 At the #WorldCongressLisbon, Abir Nur shared findings from school-based sexual violence screening in Uganda’s refugee settlements. 👧🏾 653 survivors identified in 5 months vs. 16 the year before. 💬 Children disclosed for the first time. 🤝 Wide support from the community.

Stella Muthuri is at #GSMERH2025, presenting findings on 'Childhood Polyvictimization and Mental Health in refugee settings in 🇺🇬 & 🇪🇹'. Polyvictimization rates were high across both sexes [Uganda: 49% M vs 30% F Ethiopia: 33% M vs 29% F] and linked to higher odds of mental distress.

How a simple question exposed a crisis hidden in plain sight devex.com/news/how-a-sim… #Devex via Devex

How many times must we mourn a girl before the world acts? In The Gambia, a 3-week-old baby has died after FGM. Her tiny body was mutilated by those who should have kept her safe. This is not tradition. It is violence. It is impunity. It is failure. As The Girl Generation, team lead,

The Regional Convening of Anti-FGM Boards has begun in Nairobi. Hosted by Ms. Bernadette Loloju of Anti-FGM Board Kenya and co-hosted by FGM Data Hub. This historic meeting brings together senior leaders from Kenya, Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Senegal. #EndFGM #FGMDataHub

That’s a wrap! 🥂 The first-ever Regional Convening of Anti-FGM Boards from Kenya, Ethiopia, Somaliland and Senegal has successfully concluded in Nairobi, Kenya! ​ #FGMDataHub #EndFGM

Today is #InternationalDayoftheGirlChild but is every girl free from violence? Over 230 million girls and women have undergone FGM and Africa accounts for the largest share of this total, with over 144 million!! Every girl deserves to live free from fear and harm! #endFGM

✈️ After 18 hours in the air and 5 hours navigating airports, we’ve finally landed in Bogotá for #ICFP2025! 🌎💥 Thrilled to be here with the incredible Population Council team.