The Children of Kibale, Uganda
About Uganda and the Kibale District
The Republic of Uganda lies in mid-east equatorial Africa, and is bordered
by Tanzania and Rwanda in the South, the Congo in the West, Kenya in the
East, and the Sudan in the North. The Kibale District is a little
known political subdivision of the Republic of Uganda. It is
located in Southwestern Uganda and is situated on the Ugandan Central
Plateau at an altitude of 2,200 to 4,950 feet above sea level. The
Kibale climate is primarily tropical with rainfall that ranges from
approximately 39 to 60 inches per year. The wet seasons are
September to December and March to May. Approximately 600,000
people live in the Kibale District, and about 30 million in Uganda as a
whole.
THE DEVASTATING TRUTH ABOUT UGANDA:
(1) HIV/AIDS: According to 2003 estimates, over 4% of the Ugandan population has HIV/AIDS.
(2) LIVE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH: 51.6 years, as compared to 70 to 80 years in the industrialized world. Median age is 15 years.
(3) INFANT MORTALITY: A devastating 67.83 deaths per 1,000 live births.
(4) MAJOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Ebola.
(5) PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION IN POVERTY: Greater than 40%.
(6) PER CAPITA INCOME OF POPULATION IN POVERTY: Less than $1.00 per day.
Many of Uganda’s children have lost one or both parent to disease. It is for these children KUDU was created.