Percentage of population living below $1 a day: 85% (1993-2003 study)
Literacy Rate (Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write.): Male: 79.5% and Female: 60.4% (2003 estimate)
Percentage of population using improved drinking water sources: Urban: 87% Rural: 52% (2002 estimate)
Percentage of population using adequate sanitation facilities: Urban: 53% Rural: 39% (2002 estimate)
Under-5 mortality rate: 138/1,000 (2004 estimate) (Compare to US 8/1,000 in 2004)
Languages: English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Religions: Christian: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Percentage of population urbanized: 12% (2004 estimate)
Life expectancy: Male: 51.68 years and Female: 68 years (2006 estimate)
GDP per capita: $1,800 (2005 estimate) (Compare to US $41,800 in 2005)
Sources for statistics: The World Factbook, 2006; The State of the World's Children 2006.
The map highlights the main areas we are planning to visit. At each village we would like to offer the following outreaches:Children’s camps for 6 orphanage schools, that will include games, activities, meals, gifts, sports, crafts and Bible teaching for approximately 1,500 children.
Adult seminars on health care, business education, leadership, elderly care and parenting.
Medical services including physical therapy, dental, eyeglasses, mosquito nets and de-worming medicine.
Training sessions with local school teachers in the classrooms.
