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Country Program Materials
- 2005 Congressional
Budget Justification
The CBJ summarizes USAID activities
and funding in Uganda.
- Annual
Report [49kb - PDF]
In-depth description of USAID activities
in Uganda, organized by sector.
- Integrated Strategic Plan
FY 2002-2007
Vol
1 [6,470kb - PDF]
Vol
2 [979kb - PDF]
Vol
3 [8,589kb - PDF]
Outlines USAID/Uganda's plan
for accomplishing development objectives.
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USAID/Uganda Links
USAID/Uganda
Mission
www.usaid.or.ug Mission Director:
Local Address:
- 42 Nakasero Road
Kampala
Uganda
Tel: 256-41-387387, 31-387387
Fax: 256-41-387292, 31-387293
From the US:
- DOS/USAID
2190 Kampala Place
Washington, D.C.
20521-2190
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USAID's Strategy in Uganda Uganda has made substantial progress in social and economic
development since the USAID program was revived in 1980, moving
from recovery and reconstruction toward sustainable growth
and poverty reduction. Significant challenges, nonetheless,
remain.
The annual population growth rate averaged an alarmingly
high 3.3 percent over the past decade, and neither job opportunities
nor agricultural productivity has kept pace. The worldwide
slump in coffee prices reduced the value of Ugandan coffee
exports to $80 million in 2002, compared to $457 million in
1995. Although free primary education is available to all
Ugandan children, only 60 percent complete primary school,
and 35 percent of adult Ugandans are illiterate. Despite a
declining sero-prevalence rate, the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues
to exact its toll on Uganda's population in terms of death,
disability, lost productivity and numbers of orphans and vulnerable
children. At least one-quarter of Ugandan households provide
for the needs of one or more orphans. Persistent conflict
and insurgency over the past 15 years have disrupted the lives
of at least 4,000,000 Ugandans. The number of people internally
displaced in northern Uganda has risen to an all-time high
of 840,000. Continued conflict in northern Uganda costs the
economy in excess of $100 million per year in lost production. By emphasizing development solutions in the areas of economic
growth, health, education and the environment, USAID/Uganda
program fully supports the U.S. national interests in the
country and East Africa region. The reduction of poverty and
conflict will lessen the likelihood of the region serving
as breeding ground for terrorism and other destabilizing movements.
The USAID/Uganda program addresses the root causes of terrorism
- poverty, poor health, a lack of educational and development
opportunities. The opening of markets and economic cooperation
will also promote growth and increased opportunities for U.S.
trade and investment, in addition to lessening dependence
on international humanitarian assistance.
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