Why Katine?
Katine, in Soroti county, is one of Uganda’s poorest regions, where the majority of residents live on just 50p a day. It has little electrical power, the water is unsafe and life is a daily struggle for most residents. It has typical characteristics of underdeveloped regions in rural Africa, but also the potential for improvement. Amref’s baseline survey showed that the population of Katine suffer worse health and living conditions than elsewhere in rural Uganda. There is a huge gap between the extreme poverty faced by the local community and the lack of services provided by the government, which is especially marked in a rural setting such as Katine.
