Uganda Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy 

About the Forum 

The Uganda Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy is a voluntary, non-partisan parliamentary platform through which Members of Parliament exchange learning and ideas to support more informed parliamentary engagement on child marriage and teenage pregnancy within their legislative, oversight, budget approval, and representational roles. 

Launched at Parliament in July 2024, the Forum provides a dedicated parliamentary space for Members of Parliament with a shared interest in the legal, fiscal, and accountability dimensions of child marriage and teenage pregnancy to engage on these issues. The platform recognizes that child marriage and teenage pregnancy intersect with multiple sectors and policy areas, including education, health, gender equality, child protection, and national development. 

Mission 

To provide a coordinated, non-binding space through which Members of Parliament exchange learning and insights to inform the exercise of their legislative, oversight, budget approval, and representational roles in addressing child marriage and teenage pregnancy. 

Goal 

To support sustained parliamentary attention to child marriage and teenage pregnancy through the effective use of parliamentary tools. 

Objectives 

In contribution to national efforts to address child marriage and teenage pregnancy, Members of Parliament engaging through the Forum focus on the following objectives: 

• Support effective implementation of laws, policies, and national commitments relating to child marriage and teenage pregnancy, and where necessary propose their review or improvement. 
• Support improved national and sub-national financing, accountability, and policy attention for adolescent girls and boys. 
• Draw on constituency insights, including safeguarded engagement with adolescents and affected communities, to inform parliamentary engagement. 
• Strengthen evidence-informed legislative action, budget scrutiny, oversight, and public-interest advocacy. 
• Participate in relevant national, regional, and international parliamentary exchanges to strengthen comparative learning and informed decision-making on child marriage and teenage pregnancy. 

Membership 

Membership of the Forum is voluntary. 

Full membership is open to duly elected Members of the Parliament of Uganda who subscribe to the Forum’s objectives and values. In addition, the Forum may engage former Members of Parliament, technical experts, civil society representatives, and adolescents in advisory and non-governance capacities to contribute insights that inform parliamentary engagement. 

Partner with Us: 

Interested in collaboration? Contact the Secretariat:[Text Wrapping Break]info.upfct@parliament.go.ug.