Our work in
Uganda
Our work in
Uganda
More than 40 indigenous languages are used in Uganda, with dialects varying from community to community. This has made for a very diverse and competitive radio landscape. We are best known in Uganda for our work promoting vitamin A-rich orange-fleshed sweet potato through a highly popular radio drama called My Children — the latest season of which was broadcast in seven languages. Some of our more interesting projects include linking farmers to markets, or even promoting the use of insects as feeds for livestock. We have also worked to maintain Uganda’s natural beauty via forest landscape restoration projects and are helping hundreds of thousands of farmers deal with challenges like the Fall armyworm, banana bacterial wilt and cassava viruses.
Our reach
45 million potential listeners
By combining radio coverage maps with population density information, we estimate that our partner stations in Uganda have a combined potential audience of more than 45 million people.
Stories
Partners
Feature projects
Feature publications
Country snapshot
163rd on the Human Development Index
42,862,958 total population
83% rural population
69% employment in agriculture
18% rural access to electricity
71.5% women’s literacy rate
Source: UNDP, World Bank
Staple crops
Maize, millet, sorghum, rice, wheat, plantain, cassava, sweet potatoes
Our work in Uganda
115 Broadcasting partners
1999 First broadcasting partner joined
2007 Country office opened
2007 First radio project
Contact
PO Box 40142, Canon Road, Katutu Close, Ntinda Kampala
Tel/Fax: +256.392.176.179
Project broadcast languages
Luganda, Acholi, Rukiga, Runyankole, Runyoro, Lusoga, Ateso, Bufumbira, Langi, Kup'Sabiny, Lugbara, Kiswahili, English, Jaluo-Kenya
