End child sacrifice
Uganda
Read our report on child sacrifice, featured on BBC World News
Watch the BBC documentary with Chris Rogers, nominated for an Emmy award
Sign our petition to end child sacrifice in Uganda
A despicable crime
Child Sacrifice in Uganda is on the increase. This intensely disturbing phenomenon is driven by superstition, exploitation, witchcraft and extreme poverty.
Body parts are cut off and used in ritual ceremonies in the belief that they will be consumed by spirits and provide good health, riches, success or solve other problems. Now, children live in fear of being kidnapped and murdered. New reports in Uganda reveal that this is an ongoing problem in the country.
“Child sacrifice is a gruesome crime against children driven by superstition, religious beliefs, witchcraft and extreme poverty”
Allan was featured in the BBC news and documentary programmes about Child Sacrifice.
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Allan’s story
Allan was one of the victims. Aged 7, he was kidnapped by a neighbour, attacked, mutilated and left for dead in the bush.
Luckily he was found and rushed to hospital, where surgeons fought to repair his broken skull. Allan had been left with brutal, life-changing injuries.
The torment for Allan was made worse because he could identify his kidnapper who lived nearby.
“This is widespread - everyone knows about it - and children are being murdered under the guise of superstition”
How we helped
Following our campaign against child sacrifice, Allan was flown to Australia for life-saving treatment - thanks to the surgeons and medical team at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Happily, he has now returned to Uganda and is reunited with his family. Because his attackers lived nearby, we helped Allan and his family move away from the area and raised the funds for them to build a new home – thanks to our generous supporters.
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Allan and his parents outside his new home built with help from Jubilee Campaign supporters. Revd Canon Ben Beecroft, vicar of St Paul’s Church Addlestone visited Allan in 2016.
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Continuing the campaign
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We support Kyampisi Childcare Ministries who fight to bring perpetrators of this horrific crime to justice and care for child sacrifice survivors.
Each year, KCM bring cases against child sacrifice groups and human traffickers to court, often leading to convictions. They support families and children through the difficult process of being trial witnesses.
Finally, in September 2022, 13 years after Allan’s horrific attack, his kidnappers were sentenced to 40 years in prison after a lengthy court battle. Justice at last.
Allan (left) in 2021 with his father and our partner Peter Sewakiryanga from Kyampisi Childcare Ministries. Allan is healthy and continuing his education.
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Jubilee Campaign on BBC News
We worked with journalist and presenter Chris Rogers to produce a documentary about child sacrifice in Uganda which was later nominated for an Emmy award. Our campaign to end child sacrifice including the petition and this documentary were featured as a lead item on BBC News at 10.
Miss Uganda UK promotes our child sacrifice campaign
30,349 Children
5 - 18 Years old
52 Schools
Educating children about the dangers of child sacrifice
We partnered with Miss Uganda UK on a new campaign to raise awareness of child sacrifice aimed to change attitudes and influence public opinion in Uganda. We are convinced this will have a long-term impact to end this gruesome crime against children. This initiative was led by Gladys Kyotungire (Face of Africa EU 2013) and Natasha Mutebi (Miss Uganda UK 2015).
Gladys and Natasha took the message to thousands of students in primary and secondary schools, engaged with teachers and head teachers, worked with Ugandan parliamentarians and community leaders to reach some of the most affected districts. The team’s activities were widely covered on social media, television and newspapers.
Lobbying at the UN
Gladys Kyotungire went on to raise our campaign against child sacrifice in Uganda at the UN’s 14th Annual International Human Rights Summit in New York. This was an important landmark in our campaign.
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![Group of diverse young people and adults standing behind a table, clapping, at a Youth for Human Rights International event, with a blue banner in the background displaying the organization's logo and name, and country nameplates on the table.]()
A standing ovation for Gladys Kyotungire’s impassioned speech. Gladys led our schools awareness program in Uganda. She was crowned Miss Uganda UK 2012
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![A large conference room during the 14th Annual International Human Rights Summit, with many attendees seated at curved desks, a stage with panelists, and a large screen displaying a speaker.]()
Campaign against Child Sacrifice in Uganda raised at United Nations in New York.
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![Two women smiling at the camera during the 14th Annual International Human Rights Summit, with a blue Youth for Human International banner in the background.]()
Gladys Kyotungire with Dr Mary Shuttleworth, President, Youth for Human Rights International.
