10 Pictures That Explain The Challenges People In Uganda Face

Uganda’s economy is primarily agricultural and the majority of the population is dependent on farming and agricultural based industries. Most of the people in Uganda only have one source of income and that is agriculture. The whole family works on the fields, but the family is still barely able to get by.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1315849/67-ugandans-vulnerable-poverty

Uganda has been independent since 1962 but the government structure is still changing and many people have no access to basic water and sanitation facilities. Around a quarter cannot access clean water. Many diseases occur from the lack of sanitation in the water.
http://www.wateraid.org/where-we-work/page/uganda

Cause the most economic loss and annual rain season slow down lifestyle. Floods destroy crops as well as displaced many people around Uganda annually.
http://www.ifrc.org/ar/noticias/noticias/africa/uganda/floods-continue-to-ravage-uganda/

Indoor air pollution is responsible for 1.6 million deaths worldwide per year equal to one death every 20 seconds (WHO).
http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/PDFs/EABAQ2008-urbanairpollution-MichaelAhimbisibwe.pdf

Public health is underfunded throughout the country and many people do not have access to healthcare.
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2012/04/ugandas-demographic-and-health-challenges-put-into-perspective-with-newfound-oil-discoveries-part-one/

Women of Uganda face a wide range of challenges including discrimination, low social status, lack of economic self sufficiency, and greater risk of HIV/AIDS infection.
http://fsdinternational.org/country/uganda/weissues

An Anti-homosexuality Act was enacted and homo-sexuals are subject to societal harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and threats to their well-being andare denied access to health services.
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/04/22/report-anti-lgbt-persecution-increased-under-uganda-law/

Although there has been an overall reduction in the prevalence of HIV, deaths from Malaria has dropped significantly and, Tuberculosis reduced by
two-thirds, Communicable diseases are the main cause of death in Uganda.

Malnutrition affects many Ugandan children and inhibits them from having normal lives. Some effects are Stunting: 34% of children under the age of 5 (UNICEF), Wasting: 5% of children under the age of 5 (UNICEF), and being Underweight: 14% of children under the age of 5 (UNICEF).
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/nutrition/uga_en.stm

Uganda was referred as a pearl of Africa by Sir Winston Churchill after a visit because of its magnificent ecosystems.