CARE in Uganda

CARE started working in Uganda in 1969 and we have developed programmes which tackle the poverty caused by both the armed conflict between the government and the Lord’s Resistance Army in the north, which dates back 20 years, and the economic and social marginalisation in other areas of the country.

In Uganda we:

provide access to clean water and sanitation
improve healthcare
support small businesses, for example by providing access to savings and loans

The opportunities for Ugandan people to earn a decent living are few and far between.

CARE in action:

Improving health care
In the war-ravaged north, CARE provides vital services such as safe water and sanitation, or toilets, and medical treatment for people living in 30 refugee camps. These projects incorporate elements that bring people from different groups together to resolve their conflicts.

Working with the government's ministry of health, we research how effectively reproductive health policies are working. The findings are fed back to the government to help it improve its services.

Agriculture
Deforestation, soil erosion and low soil fertility, alongside general environmental degradation, have also led to a decline in agricultural production. As a result, farmers are putting more and more pressure on the land.

So in the south west, we help poor families who depend on earning money off the land by helping them find and put into practice new ways of using the forests and wildlife they have always relied on.