Background

• Uganda is located is in East Africa and is bordered on the West by Congo, on the North by the Sudan, on the East by Kenya, and on the South by Tanzania and Rwanda. The country, which lies across the equator, is divided into three main areas- swampy lowlands, a fertile plateau with wooded hills, and a desert region. Lake Victoria forms part of the southern border.
• War has continued for the past 18 years against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA has abducted between 8,000 and 10,000 children to either become soldiers (mainly males) or sex slaves (mainly females).
• Although Uganda has experienced significant economic growth for over a decade and poverty has decreased substantially, Uganda remains one of the poorest countries in the world with 31 per cent of the population living below the poverty line and a per capita income of around $300 per annum. According to the 2006 Human Development Index Report, Uganda is rated 145th out of 177 countries.
• The 2004 National HIV and AIDS survey conducted by the Ministry of Health Surveillance Unit put the national adult prevalence rates at 6.4%. Adolescent girls between 15-19 years are 4-6 times more vulnerable than their males of the same age.

So Far

We have built a strong foundation based on the guiding principles of inclusion and sustainability to ensure more children participate in regular sport and play activities and the community assumes ownership of initiatives through all stages of development. 151 Coaches have been trained, and 4,500 children and youth reached. Right To Play programs benefit the staff of 6 partner organisations: Lubya Youth Man Power Association, the Uganda National Association of the Blind, the Uganda AIDS Commission, UNICEF, and the Uganda Society for Disabled Children.