as i am down to a few days of leaving, i thought i would share some facts about uganda...
(recently updated 2010)
Population: 32, 369, 558 million
Median age: 15 yrs
Life expectancy: 52.72 yrs
Age Structure:
0-14yrs 50% of population
15-64yrs 47.9% of population
Religion
Roman Catholic - 41.9%
Protestant - 42%
Muslim 12.1%
Other 3.1%
Population below poverty line: 35%
- About half the population live on less than U.S. $1.25 per day (the international poverty line).
- The official motto of Uganda is ‘For God and My Country’
- Over 80% of workers are employed in the agricultural industry.
- Uganda’s largest export is coffee.
- English and Swahili are the two official languages of Uganda. Luganda is also spoken widely throughout the country.
- Soccer (football) is the most popular sport in Uganda. However, cricket is becoming increasingly popular with the national side finishing runner-up in Division 3 of the World Cricket League in 2009
More facts from the Watoto Website:
Baby Watoto is a part of the Watoto Orphanage.
I will be working with babies ranging from 0-2yrs old.
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