Access to education and healthcare in Uganda

Thanks to western aid, extreme poverty in rural Uganda is getting worse.

65% of rural Ugandans, 24M people, live in extreme multidimensional poverty, with little to no access to affordable and adequate schools and hospitals. (MPI) Meanwhile, most community development interventions in Uganda today are not locally designed or sustainable, promoting the dependence of vital services and economic activity on western aid.

Program Activities

All Access members are helping a faith-driven organization called Musana use our donations as capital investments in building and operating high-quality, locally-owned and financially profitable schools, hospitals and other social enterprises.

Between 2025 and 2032, Musana will build 7 primary schools, 7 secondary schools and 7 hospitals in 7 districts across Eastern and Northern Uganda. Once built, these Ugandan enterprises will never need another donation to operate, and the locally generated profits will go toward educational scholarships and healthcare outreach programs.

Expected Outputs and Outcomes

Musana’s schools will teach about 16,800 students annually, over 57,100 unique students over the next 25 years. A $480 donation helps one student gain access to ten years of affordable, high-quality education. Musana’s hospitals will have about 168,000 patient visits annually, about 4.2M over 25 years. A $1.25 donation provides each patient with access to affordable, comprehensive health services, including baby deliveries, surgeries and disease prevention and care. These locally owned and profitable Musana enterprises are expected to directly create over 3,100 jobs by 2032.

This program is expected to improve specific MPI health, education and living standards, effectively reducing the subnational multidimensional poverty levels in the Bukedi, Lango, North Buganda, Teso and West Nile regions of Uganda by 2032 (MPI).

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