Reverend Father Bonifasio Senteza shares with Dr. J the conditions in Uganda under the Wuhan virus pandemic and the annual Ugandan Martyrs celebration.
In Uganda,
- The child mortality rate (deaths among those five and under) in Uganda is currently 62 deaths per 1,000 children.
- The average women in Uganda has about five children.
- About 47% of the population is under the age of 15.
- About 60% of women have their first birth before the age of 21.
- Polygamy is relatively common: among married women in their 40’s, about 40% of them have a co-wife.
- Only 2% of women never marry.
- 60% of women are married by the age of 20.
- Being separated is common: about 14% of married women over 30 are separated. Less than 2% are divorced.
- Being widowed is also common: about 10% of women in their 40’s are widowed.
- 80% of girl teens are literate, by contrast, only 50% of women over 40 are literate.
- 82% of boy teens are literate, and 75% of men over 40 are literate.
- Less than 5% of households have a flush toilet. Less than 1% of all households have a private (not shared with another family) flush toilet that is
connected to a sewer system. - Only 30% of households have electricity.
- Only 4% of households own a private car. 10% of households have a motorcycle, and 30% of households have a bicycle.
- About 45% of the population is Protestant, about 40% are Catholic, and about 14% are Muslim.
- About 5% of the population has HIV.
DONATE:
missio.org/project/18218/Covid-19-Emergency-Food-Supply-Uganda
Ugandan Hunger Pandemic: “Activists protest at coronavirus-related ‘hunger pandemic’ in Uganda,” from the Irish Times
Ugandan Martyrs Day 2019 (YouTube)
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse’s Uganda Talk on the Ruth Speaks Out blog
