This report presents the findings of a 6-week research placement in Kampala, Uganda in June and July 2018. It investigates the everyday threats to children’s physical wellbeing in the three main locations they live their lives – their homes, schools and communities. This research conducted interviews with 59 participants, including 40 children and 19 adults. With children, this study used creative methods to supplement their answers. It found that participants perceive the home and the school as relatively equal in terms of threat to children, and this depended largely on experience and the quality of this institution. The community was considered the most dangerous by all participants, particularly due to the threat of strangers, and children were most vulnerable when making the journey between home and school. During the research process, kidnappings for ransom and political assassinations were high on the agenda. This may have influenced participant’s feelings of risk to children in their communities.

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