Ugandans campaign with CARE against gender based violence as part of the '16 Days of Activism' in 2009. © CARE / Jenny Matthews.
CARE started working in Uganda in 1969.
Since then we have developed programmes which tackle the poverty caused by armed conflict in the country, which dates back 20 years.
Other projects address economic and social marginalisation in other areas of the country.
The opportunities for Ugandan people to earn a decent living are few and far between.
Improving health care
In the war-ravaged north, CARE provides vital services such as safe drinking water and sanitation, and medical treatment for people living in refugee camps.
These projects bring people from different groups together to resolve their conflicts.
Working with the government's Ministry of Health, we research how effectively reproductive health policies are working. The findings are fed back to the government to help it improve its services.
Agriculture
Deforestation, soil erosion and low soil fertility, alongside general environmental degradation, have also led to a decline in agricultural production.
As a result, farmers are putting more and more pressure on the land. In the south west, CARE helps poor families who depend on the land by helping them find and put into practice new ways of utilising the forests and wildlife they have always relied on.
