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Organization	Community Concerns Uganda Initiative
Region	Uganda
Website	Website
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ProjectLeader	Brenda Nakirya

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Community Concerns Uganda Initiative focuses on using education to reduce poverty among women, youth and children in the Jinja & Mayuge districts of southeastern Uganda. We provide sponsorships to orphans and other vulnerable children so they can attend school and also work with caregivers to uplift household incomes. Many families in the area are facing a crisis of hunger and starvation. Your donation will address the immediate food shortage to prevent starvation and death.

Challenge

CCUg works in the southeastern region of Uganda where 0.38 million people are living in a situation of food crisis. More than 80 vulnerable families in three villages are food insecure, ranging from crisis to acute food insecurity. Without intervention, these families face increased risk of chronic malnutrition among children and caregivers, school dropout, starvation and death. To counter the crisis, CCUg seeks to implement a sustainable food security project among 70 of these families.

Long-Term Impact

The project will improve food security among 70 food-insecure families, enabling them to increase their household incomes, improve nutrition and reduce malnutrition and risk of starvation and death. It will also increase school retention among vulnerable children, enabling them to gain the skills and knowledge that are vital to reducing poverty in the long run.