WE’RE IN BUKEDEA DISTRICT

Bukedea District – is not exceptional in terms of poverty, with 54% of the population in absolute poverty, and 20% malnourished. – UNDP

Majority of Bukedea district is characterized by;

• Inadequate and unsafe water supply in most villages, making thousands vulnerable to waterborne diseases;
• Low quality primary and secondary education as a result of poor and inadequate teachers and poorly equipped and overcrowded schools;
• Ill-equipped tertiary institutions;
• Ill-equipped hospitals, health centres and other health facilities;
• High incidence of destitute children who lost parents through disease or war;
• Food shortages and malnutrition in the drought and flood hit areas;
• High childhood marriages;
• High poverty levels;
• Dependence on firewood for cooking; and
• Heavy reliance on agriculture a means of livelihood.