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The study focused on assessing reproductive health and gender-based violence knowledge, attitudes and practices among adolescent girls and boys (ages 13-19) and youths (ages 20-24) in Palorinya Refugee Settlement and host communities in Obongi district, West Nile, Uganda. The assessment revealed that most participants were adolescent females under 15, with limited reproductive health knowledge, high early marriage and pregnancy rates, widespread misconceptions, low contraceptive use, and significant prevalence and underreporting of sexual and gender-based violence

This report summarized the external evaluation of the BRePS project (March 2019–December 2021) implemented by ChildFund in Palorinya refugee settlement, which significantly strengthened child protection systems, raising children’s wellbeing scores from 36% to 81%. Key achievements include enhanced child protection systems (from 78.6% to 99%), improved Sexual and Gender-Based Violence response mechanisms (from 64% to 88%), and a reduction in children needing psychosocial support (from 59% to 49%).

This report highlights the impact of the 1 year and 10 months BRePS project, which strengthened community-based child protection mechanisms in Palorinya refugee settlement, reaching over 6,000 individuals and improving access to child-friendly spaces, child protection services and psychosocial wellbeing. Notably, reporting of child protection cases rose from 52.8% to 61.4%, and community capacity to identify, report, refer, and follow up on risks significantly improved. The project also led to a rise in children reporting feeling safe "all the time" from 7.1% to 24.2%, with increased community knowledge of safeguarding policies and greater collaboration among child protection actors.

We adopt a multi-sectoral, participatory approach to disaster risk reduction and management, working closely with district teams and communities to assess vulnerabilities and develop action plans from national to village level. Through community engagement, awareness campaigns and capacity strengthening, local leaders and focal persons are empowered to anticipate, prepare for and respond to disasters. ChildFund supports district DRR structures with updated knowledge, training and communication tools and regularly maps community vulnerabilities to ensure effective, inclusive and informed disaster preparedness and response.