Uganda
Uganda is relatively stable after many years of conflict. Half the Ugandan population is aged under 15. Children are at risk from food shortages, and poor access to health and social services.
The number of street children is getting bigger.
Preventable diseases such as malaria and pneumonia are the major cause of death. Many children have been infected or orphaned by HIV and AIDS. But the government has spent most of its limited health budget on single-issue campaigns. There is little money left for a comprehensive healthcare system.
We work to improve children's lives by focusing on:
- health issues, including HIV and AIDS
- child protection, including the reform of the juvenile justice system
- food security.
Uganda related articles
- Thursday 22 November 2007 Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody on going to Uganda
- Gary Lightbody, frontman of Snow Patrol, travelled to northern Uganda with Save the Children visting some of the poorest communities in the world.
- Wednesday 19 September 2007 Africa under water: Children in 19 countries affected by floods
- Half a million children have been affected by widespread flooding across 19 countries in Africa. Torrential rains and floods have swept over east and west Africa in recent weeks, destroying homes and schools and washing away crops and livestock.
- Tuesday 7 August 2007 M&S helps children in western Uganda
- M&S and Save the Children join forces to help 15,000 children in western Uganda.
