Ugandan Orphan Crisis
Uganda is home to approximately 2.4 million orphaned children. Uganda’s orphan crisis has worsened through the decades. Children in Uganda are orphaned or abandoned most often due to illness or poverty in their families, frequently a combination of both. Additionally, many children may have parents who are living with HIV. The death of a father has been a major contributing factor for orphanhood due to gender inequality and the lack of women’s right.
As a child in Uganda, you are at risk of extreme poverty and have a high chance of contracting malaria and HIV, along with the looming danger of conflict. Children continue to be left to defend themselves against life’s harsh realities.
