Heifer Uganda

38%Below the poverty line

14%Children under 5 are malnourished

66%Rely on agriculture for livelihood

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Since 1990, Uganda has made great strides in reducing extreme hunger and poverty. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Uganda reduced hunger by 15 percent, but under nutrition increased by 30 percent (UNDP). Uganda ranks 164 out of 187 countries according to the United Nation’s Human Development Index (2014). Almost 38 percent of its 85 million people live below the poverty line, or $1.25 a day, and 14 percent of its children under 5 are malnourished.

Eighty-five percent of Uganda’s population live in rural areas. Seventy-one percent of its land area is used for agricultural purposes and 66 percent of its total population relies on agriculture for its livelihood, indicating the importance of livestock and crops for small-scale farmers.

6176 Families Were Assisted in fiscal year 2014

Were Assisted in FY2014

Livestock Placed In fiscal year FY2014

Oxen
Cattle
Goats
Fish

Our Work In Uganda

In Uganda, we work closely with communities and invest in local capacity and appropriate technologies, as well as provide livestock and other agricultural resources. We have created a unique approach to sustainable livelihood development that builds on social capital and creates social justice. Our strategy is anchored in the 12 Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development, including the practice of Passing on the Gift® (POG). Families that receive resources from our programs—such as livestock, seeds or training—share the first offspring, training, seeds, farm equipment and support to other families in need in their community. The practice of POG allows the receiver to become the giver and creates social capital.

Rosemary Akello (23) and her son Ojok Ronney (2) feed one of the family’s cows in Peya village, Uganda.

Women’s Empowerment

Leadership training, Business acquisition Animal ownership, Participation
Increased Income

Value chain access
Social Capital

HIV/AIDS trainings, 12 Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development, Passing on the Gift®
Nutrition

Farm diversity, Food security, Nutrition training
Environment

Appropriate technology, Agroecology Biogas, Improved cookstoves, Climate change adaptation

Programs and Projects

Care and Livelihoods Integrated Project
East Africa Dairy Development Project (EADD)
Integrated Dairy Livelihood Project
Climate Change Smart Options Project
Dairy Goat Project for HIV/AIDs Project

Project Partners

Funders

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance (VIVA)
World Vision
Hima Cement
Tororo Cement
Action on Poverty (APT) - UK
Department for International Development - UK
Bóthar
Embassy of Ireland
Jane Goodall Institute
Just Like My Child

Contact

Heifer International Uganda

Plot 6 Clement Road, Nakasero P.O. Box 28491, Kampala, Uganda

T: 265-41-231828

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