DEMOGRAPHICS

• Population: 42.7 million
• Life Expectancy: 63 years old
• Literacy Rate:  76%
• Religion: Catholic, Christianity, Muslim
• Official Language: Swahili, English

Culture

• The men wear a kanzu which is a white or cream-coloured robe that reaches the ground. The women wear a dress called a gomesi with a sash tied around their waists, and gomesis on their shoulders. The women who come from the west drape a long cloth around their waists called a suuka.
• Their cuisine is influenced by English, Arab and Asian flavours. Most of their food has starch as a base, with sauces of beans or meat to add flavour to it.
• The land is richly fertile, and Ugandan coffee has become both a mainstay of the agricultural economy and a favorite of coffee lovers around the world.

About our work in Uganda

Our two Ugandan church partners, United Community Methodist Church and Father’s Divine Love Ministries, are located in the city of Jinja. Both of these churches have a passion for caring for the most vulnerable in their communities, with ministries that seek to reunify orphaned children with their biological families and facilitate church-based foster care, as well as provide educational opportunities for students, and empower caregivers to thrive.

Funding

Funding for this program comes from a combination of church partnerships and Campaigns. This funding ensures that these children receive the following: