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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Uganda in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Uganda U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/uganda/ [accessed 11 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - plagued by poor
management, corruption, and failure to invest adequately in health,
education, and economic opportunities for a growing young population;
agriculture employs 72% of the work force; key exports include coffee (16%)
and gold (10%) GDP -
per capita (PPP): $2,400 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
71% industry:
7% services: 22% (2013 est.) Unemployment
rate: 9.4% (2014
est.) Population
below poverty line: 21.4% (2017
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 375
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 32.6
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 68.2 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 80.8% of
population Physicians
density: 0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 36.2% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 20% (2017) The
Borgen Project - Uganda borgenproject.org/category/uganda/ [accessed 7 March 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
How To Fight Poverty Using Solar Energy In Uganda borgenproject.org/solar-energy-in-uganda/ ~
Little Light Uganda: Empowering Ugandan Women borgenproject.org/little-light-uganda/ ~
Conquering The Fall Armyworm In Uganda borgenproject.org/fall-armyworm/ ~
Open Heart Orphanage Suffers During The Pandemic borgenproject.org/open-heart-orphanage-suffers-during-the-pandemic/ ~
Progressing Women’s Rights In Uganda borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-uganda/ ~
Engineers Without Borders: Building To Save Lives borgenproject.org/engineers-without-borders-building-to-save-lives/ ~
Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Uganda borgenproject.org/innovations-in-poverty-eradication-in-uganda/ ~
Elevate In Uganda For Education Accountability borgenproject.org/elevate-in-uganda-for-education-accountability/ Farmers
get trees to improve soil fertility Philip Wafula, Daily Monitor, 11 April 2021 www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/farming/farmers-get-trees-to-improve-soil-fertility-3357088 [accessed 11 April 2021] At
least 13,000 farmers in districts of Kamuli, Iganga, Jinja and Bugweri have each received 30 trees to curb climate
change, improve soil fertility and for future income in terms of firewood and
timber. The
trees were distributed at Nalango Village, Namwendwa Sub-county by One Acre Fund (OAF), a non-profit
agricultural organisation that supplies smallholder
farmers with the financing and training they need to grow their way out of
hunger and poverty. Action
Against Hunger - Uganda www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/africa/uganda [accessed 21 March 2021] Uganda,
with its progressive open door policy on refugees, continued to receive
refugees in 2019: UNHCR estimates 190,000 new arrivals came from the
Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and other countries. In total, Uganda
hosts more than 1.3 million refugees. The
large numbers of displaced people has put immense pressure on humanitarian
operations amidst reduced funding. The refugee response has shifted to meet
longer-term needs, specifically livelihood- and resilience-focused
interventions. Still, basic immediate needs, such as water, sanitation,
hygiene, and health services remain rampant in both settlements and host
communities. The
World Bank in Uganda www.worldbank.org/en/country/uganda/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Uganda’s
economy has grown at a slower pace, reducing its impact on poverty. In the
five years to 2016, average annual growth was 4.5%, compared to 7% in years
before. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Uganda-ECONOMY.html [accessed 12 January 2021] Uganda's
economy is agriculture based, with agriculture employing over 80% of the
population and generating 90% of export earnings. Coffee is the main export
crop, with tea and cotton other agricultural products. The
economy has posted growth rates in the GDP averaging 6.9% from 1988–98, and
6% from 1998–2003. Consequently, the economy has almost doubled. Still,
Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world heavily dependent on
foreign aid. All
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