Rubaga Friends
- a non-profit, tax-exempt charity
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www.rubagafriends.org
rubagafriends@gmail.com
ABOUT UGANDA
Uganda
Some Uganda Facts
(mostly 2010 estimates)
- Independent republic 1962
- Official language is English
- Population:
34.6 million, over 5 times AZ
82% in agriculture
- Life expectancy at birth:
53 years (78 years in USA)
- Annual GDP per person (PPP):
$1,200 ($47,000 in USA)
- Total GDP: Agriculture 25% 
Industry 25%
Industry 25% Services 50%
- Coffe, tea, copper are important
productions
- Currency is Shilling (UGX).
May 2011: 1 US$ = 2,350 UGX
Geography
- Equator runs through Uganda
- Sources of the Nile
- 90,000 sq.m. ≈ 4/5 of AZ
- Some natural resources:
Copper, cobalt, hydro-
electric power, fertile land,
and good climate
- Landlocked - neighbors are:
Kenya
Tanzania
Rwanda
Dem. Republic of The Congo
Sudan
- Fifteen % of area is water
- Climate, typical year-round:
Avg. day temperature. ≈ 85F
Annual rainfall ≈ 65-70 inches
Relative humidity ≈ 70-80%
Many ethnic groups with own language and cultural traditions live within the geographical boundaries of Uganda as created under the English colonial rule.
Decades of guerilla wars and human rights abuses followed independence in 1962. Since 1986, the rule of President Museveni has brought more stability to the country, but conflicts continue to cause some anxiety in Uganda.
Like in many other countries HIV/AIDS has become a tremendous problem; 1.2 million persons are infected. Malaria, however, causes more deaths. At intervals, the feared Ebola virus is a serious health threat. It is virtually untreatable and the mortality rate is very high. Fatal illnesses are the important underlying cause of the orphan problem.
The Rubaga Community School is located in a suburb of Kampala not far from Lake Victoria and just north of equator
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From the shore of Lake Victoria
From a white water area of The Nile, just north of lake Victoria
