Your Voice Counts: End Child Labour, Protect Childhoods!

Every child deserves a safe childhood, an education and the chance to dream.
But today in Uganda over 6.2 million children are denied this basic right. They are forced into hazardous work, exploited in homes, farms, streets and informal businesses losing their innocence, their future and their dignity.

We are launching this campaign to stop child labour and child exploitation in Uganda by supporting community outreach, legal protection, rescue interventions and education pathways for vulnerable children, with a specific focus on Iganga, Kaliro and Bugiri districts in the Busoga sub-region, where child labour prevalence remains high affecting an estimated 34% of children, particularly in agriculture and informal work.

Since inception in 2000, Platform for Labour Action (PLA) has been at the forefront of eliminating child exploitation in Uganda, from domestic servitude and commercial agriculture to trafficking and children affected by conflict. PLA's integrated model addresses child labour across the full cycle: prevention, protection, reintegration and empowerment. We protect children, support families and build community-driven solutions for lasting change through education, skills development, and livelihood support, while addressing the systemic drivers of vulnerability such as poverty, limited access to education, and weak protection systems.

Why This Matters

Child labour is not just a violation of rights, it robs children of their health, safety and future opportunities. Many of these children come from impoverished households and are pushed into work due to economic hardship. Without support, they remain trapped in cycles of exploitation.

Your contribution directly supports:

• Rescue and protection of children in exploitative situations
• Legal support for child victims
• Education and school reintegration programs
• Community awareness campaigns to prevent exploitation
• Skills and livelihood support for families to reduce economic vulnerability

What Your Donation Does

• $25 supports a child with primary school supplies and psychosocial support
• $50 funds community outreach to identify at risk children
• $100 helps provide temporary shelter and emergency rescue
• $250 supports legal protection and case management for exploited children
• $500 supports a child 16 years and above acquire vocational/ community skilling for six months
• Any amount helps restore hope and safety for Uganda’s most vulnerable children

Your  donation, no matter the size, becomes part of a larger movement to protect children, return them to school and empower communities to stand against exploitation.

Platform for Labour Action (PLA) is a certified Ugandan Non-Governmental Organization established in 2000 to promote and protect the rights of vulnerable and marginalized workers. For over two decades, PLA has been at the forefront of the fight against child labour, unsafe migration, and workplace exploitation in Uganda.

All funds raised through this campaign directly support efforts to end child labour and exploitation in Uganda, focusing on vulnerable communities in Iganga, Kaliro and Bugiri districts. While we do not operate with large overheads, some administrative and program-related costs are necessary to ensure effective coordination, compliance, monitoring and accountability, so that interventions reach the children who need them most.

We are committed to transparency and responsible use of all donations.

Your information is kept private and will never be sold or shared with third parties.

Together, we can protect children, restore childhoods and create lasting change.

Join us. Stand with Uganda’s children. Help us End Child Labour and Exploitation for good.