African Network for Prevention & Protection against Child Abuse & Neglect – (ANPPCAN)
Mr. Deogratius Yiga (Programme Director)
Address:Plot 1C, Kiira Road
District:Kampala
P.O. Box:3043 Kampala
Tel:041-254550, 041-344648
Fax:041-344648
E-Mail:anppcan@infocom.co.ug

Founded:
1992
Funders:
Save the Children Norway & Denmark
Objectives:
1. To increase the level of public awareness on child abuse and neglect, build an effective mechanism for responding to reported areas of abused children 2. To influence policy on child rights, provide information and statistics on child abuse and neglect
Activities:
1. Advocacy on child rights, media programmes, child abuse awareness week, case follow-up, child rights clubs, training seminars, child link magazine, district groups, membership development, research, networking, other publications and information materials, lobbying for policy affecting children, child empowerment programmes
Organization type:
national_based_ngo
Area of operation:
Arua Iganga Jinja Kasese Mukono Rakai
Target group(s):
Battered/ Abused Children boys girls, Sexual Abused Children boys girls, Child Workers boys girls, AIDS Infected Children boys girls, Orphans and Destitute boys girls, Children in Armed Conflicts boys girls,
Does facilitate community training:
yes
Does monitor child abuse:
yes
Reasons:
1. To network with other NGOs in order to share experiences and gain knowledge 2. Information sharing about child rights, statistics on different issues, exchange of publications and research information on children
Networx:
Street Children Issues, Child Rights Clubs, Children's Home, Girl Child, Monitoring Child Abuse, Health, Early Childhood Education, Legal Issues of Children, Resource Mobilization, Exchange of Publications, Counseling and Referral Services, Children's Creative Writing, Drama, Arts, Other, please specify:, Child Labour Issues