Where We Work

Hope for a Child currently partner and sponsor workers in Uganda to run Village Savings and loan associations.

Country information:

Uganda is a beautiful and fertile country in east Africa. It suffered greatly under the dictator Idi Armin and the civil war that followed. Since 1986 , it has known relative stability, with rebel groups only remaining active in the north.

Most of the population live in rural areas growing their own staple foods of maize, cassava and matoke. The country has a very high rate of HIV/AIDS but has managed to reduce infection rates through health education. There are other long-term health issues, mainly due to the poverty of the country, particularly in rural areas.

Uganda facts and figures:

• Regarded as one of the least developed countries.
• Population of Uganda is 25 million
• Average life expectancy is 45.7 years.
• 141 per 1,000 children die before their fifth birthday.
• 48% if the population do not have access to safe clean water.
• 31.1% of the adult population cannot read or write.
• 4.1% of the adult population is infected with HIV/AIDS.
• Over half the population live below the national poverty line.

(Information provided by World Vision)