Uganda in Depth - A Peace Corps Publication

There are three major linguistic families in Uganda and about 50 distinct languagesdivided among them. Languages also tend to define the boundaries of cultural differences.In the late 1980s, Ugandan officials estimated that 66 percent of the population consisted ofChristians (almost equally divided among Protestants and Roman Catholics), approximately 15 percent were Muslim, and roughly 19 percent were adherents of localreligions or not affiliated with any religion. World and local religions have coexisted formore than a century in Uganda, and many people have established a coherent set of beliefsabout the nature of the universe by combining elements of the two. Except in a few areas, world religions are seldom viewed as incompatible with local religions.Education is highly valued in much of Uganda. As a result of the government's commitmentto universal primary education, primary enrollment jumped from 2.7 million children in1996 to 6.5 million in 1999. These numbers continue to grow, with nearly 7.4 millionstudents enrolled in 20

Author: Peace Corps

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Apr 10, 2014

Number of Pages: 60 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1497599741

ISBN-13: 9781497599741