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Uganda is a country in East Africa lying on the equator. It is bounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east and Rwanda and Tanzania to the south. Three large lakes, Lake Victoria, Lake Edward and Lake Albert lie on the borders and Lake Kyoga lies in the centre. Uganda consists of a large and mainly green plateau between the western and eastern foothills of the Great Rift Valley.
According to world bank, Uganda has a population of approximately 42.72 million (2018 report), now its 45 millions, and with an area of 241,000 km2. Museven Yoweri Kaguta is the president.
345 species of mammals have been recorded in the country, along with 1,020 species of bird (around half of the total number found in Africa), 142 species of reptile, 86 species of amphibian, 501 species of fish and 1,242 species of butterfly.
Nearly half of the mountain gorillas in the world live in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Uganda is a home of many wildlife like lions, elephants, giraffes and many more.
Uganda a blessed and fertile land with over 2,000 mm of rainfall per year – on a continent that is constantly afflicted by drought and famine. Lakes like “Lake Victoria”, the second largest freshwater lake in the world, and rivers like the legendary Nile cover 25% of the lands’ surface.
Luscious rain forests, savannas and semi-deserts accommodate an incomparable variety of animals and plants.
According to the United Nations, disproportionately young populations typically belong to developing countries like Uganda due to poverty, high child mortality rates, and a lack of infrastructure, medical resources, and education. Uganda is the world’s third nation with the youngest population under 15 at 47.41% after Mali & Niger.
Uganda’s official language is English which was inherited from the colonial period. Most schools and universities teach in English.
Uganda is a multilingual country with 47 different national languages that are spoken mainly by the rural population.
Universal Primary Education was introduced in 1997 for primary school age. The school year begins in February and ends in December. It is made up of three terms (term 1, 2 and 3), and each term ends with an examination.
Because of the political upheavals and financial problems many children have not been able to go to school, even though school attendance is compulsory.
It is not unusual for children/young people to be in a class that they – in view of their age – should have completed long ago. As a consequence it can happen that a 10-year-old child starts primary school or an 18-year-old youth starts secondary school.
The proportion of children in the population is very high and the government schools are not able to take in all these children. These schools also lack a lot which has decreased in the quality of education. For this reason there are many private schools. Few are the private schools that receive very little assistance from the government, however, and have to support themselves.
Children normally have to wear the school uniform of the school they attend, and their families have to raise the money for these additional costs.
Looking at the struggles many have, you can see that orphans suffers more. This is GIVEN TO REJOICE exist to rescue.
| Area: | 241.038 km² | ||
| Inhabitants: | Over 42.72 Millions | ||
| Density: | 229 per Km2 | ||
| Capital: | Kampala | ||
| Life expectancy (Men): | 53 years |
| Life expectancy (women): | 55 years | ||
| Access to clean drinking water: | 56% | ||
| Fertility (2020): | 5.10 children / woman | ||
| Age-structure (2019): | 0-14 years: 46.5% | ||
| 15–64 years (2019: | 51.54% |
| 65 years & more (2019: | 1.96% | ||
| Average age: | 15 years | ||
| HIV/AIDS infection rate: | Around 6,5% (data varies strongly) | ||
| HIV/AIDS death cases: | 23 000 (2018, estimated UNAIDS) | ||
| AIDS orphans: | 880.000 (UNAIDS statistics) |