Country Profile: Uganda

This map (from the CIA's World Factbook) shows the country of Uganda, Africa that missionary Phil Leber talked about on Sunday, February 19, 2006 at Clear River.

One-half of this country's population is under the age of 14 and AIDS has decimated much of the adult population. But there is hope.

Look below for several links to help you learn more about the nation, its people, the civil war and child soldiers in the North, and other issues so you can pray with insight.

For a profile of the country in general, check the CIA Factbook at www.cia.gov, and select "Uganda Country Profile." Or you could just click on the link to the World Fact Book in the menu at right.

Click here for a Reuters profile of President Museveni.

If you are interested in an in depth report on the country itself, click here.


For a profile done by Save the Children, click here.

Click here for a profile by the British based relief organization Christian Aid.

For a Reuters in depth profile of the Children of War and the issues in the North where Jennifer Leber is working, click here

MSNBC has done a report on the Children of War that is available here.

Human Rights Watch has also produced a video narrated by Dennis Haysbert of 24 that outlines the "Night Commuters" children running to escape the crisis (high speed connection recommended for best viewing)

You can also e-mail Phil and Jennifer at: leber@ugandamission.org