WHERE WE WORK

UGANDA, SOUTH SUDAN,

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

UGANDA

Overview: Uganda

  • Uganda shares borders with five countries: : Rwanda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

  • Roughly half of Uganda’s population is under 15 years of age, about twice that of the world average. The death rate is also higher than the world average.

  • 54 distinct languages spoken.

  • Tripartite religious heritage: indigenous, Christianity, Islam.

SOUTH SUDAN

Overview: South Sudan

  • South Sudan is the newest country in the world, gaining independence from Sudan in 2011.

  • Shares borders with seven countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya.

  • With several hundred language groups, South Sudan is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in Africa.

  • The young country is in the midst of a catastrophic crisis driven by famine and brutal civil war. Nearly 5 million South Sudanese people (40% of the population), are experiencing extreme hunger and urgently need safe water, food, and aid.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Overview: {DRC} Democratic Republic of Congo

  • DRC is the second largest country in Africa and shares borders with nine countries : Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

  • Nearly 62% of Congolese, around 60 million people, lives on less than $2.15 a day. About one out of six people living in extreme poverty in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) lives in DRC.

  • A Congolese child born today can expect to achieve only 37% of their potential.

  • DRC has one of the highest stunting rates in SSA (42% of children under age five), and malnutrition is the underlying cause of almost half of the deaths of children under the age of five.

working together … with hope