Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project.

Poverty remains one of Uganda’s most pressing challenges, with millions of households struggling to meet basic needs despite steady economic growth. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, more ...

These enlightened young men are not only enabling girls to get free reusable sanitary pads but also making a significant ...

That spirit of service eventually led Fidelia and fellow Haitian immigrant Jean Alfred to co-found Stand Up To Poverty (SU2P) ...

"Uganda is at war, just like Britain was during World War II--except our war is against poverty caused by low-value agriculture," Rwabwogo said. "We cannot win this war unless we combine efforts at ...

Poverty in Uganda has fallen substantially over the past 20 years. From 1992 to 2005, the proportion of the population living in poverty declined from 56.4 percent to 31.1 percent. However, sluggish ...

Extreme poverty in Uganda fell from 53.2% in 2006 to 34.6% in 2013. A significant increase in agricultural income, in addition to good rainfall, favorable prices, and political stability, have ...

Uganda's insurance industry is tiptoeing into one of the country's most neglected frontiers - medical cover for the elderly. The move, long overdue, marks a subtle but significant shift in how the ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Perhaps for most in the developed world, the image of African poverty is a teeming ...