Across Kampala’s informal settlements such as Bukoto and Mulago, many children grow up in environments marked by poverty, poor sanitation, overcrowding, and limited access to healthcare and social support. In these communities, even minor illnesses can quickly become serious due to limited financial resources and inadequate access to medical care.
Across Kampala, more than 60 informal settlements, commonly referred to as slums or ghettos, including Bukoto, Bwaise, Kivulu, and Mulago, are home to thousands of vulnerable families. Many residents face persistent poverty, limited access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate healthcare, and unstable livelihoods.
Uganda has made significant progress in expanding access to Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE). However, this progress begins too late in a child’s development journey. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), which serves children aged 0–6 years, is largely privatized and inaccessible for many families.
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The loud slaps and harsh blows ring loud inside Jacob’s (not real name) mind, they even follow him to his paper-thin bed on some nights. Tonight, his mother and father are having another altercation. The neighbors in the other makeshift houses are opening doors and standing out in groups discussing their home situation in very loud whispers, but not making any move to help. Even Jacobs friends around Busia town have parents that fight at home, but he doesn’t think it normal.
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About one million and four hundred thousand people are currently living with HIV in Uganda.
In Uganda’s slum communities, girls face a reality filled with daily struggles. Overcrowded homes, limited
