Update to the Global Board (October 2008). The Hunger Project-Uganda takes pride in the continued good working relationship, partnership and support from other organizations and relevant government authorities at both local and national levels.
Update to the Global Board (October 2008). Due to unfavorable farming conditions, microfinance partners have faced challenges repaying their loans on time. However, with the help of the epicenter and loan committees, partners have increased their repayment rates by 13 percent.
Approximately 80 percent of Uganda's 31 million inhabitants are involved in agricultural activities. Yet, 40 percent of Ugandans still lack access to clean water and 37 percent live below the poverty line. The Hunger Project has been working in Uganda since 1999 and is currently empowering close to 70,000 partners in eight epicenter communities to end their own hunger and poverty.
Irene Wasike Muwanguzi has been Country Director of The Hunger Project-Uganda since 2004, after serving as Project Officer and Coordinator of our African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI) since
The African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI) microfinance program is designed to address the critical missing link for the end of hunger in Africa: the economic empowerment of
