Where We Work

The Gleam of Hope Foundation is registered and operates in Uganda. We currently operate in Eastern, Central and Western Uganda.

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally modified equatorial climate. As of 2023, it has a population of around 49.6 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala.

In Uganda, 41% of people live in poverty, and almost half of Uganda’s population is under the age of 16, representing one of the youngest populations in the world. Uganda also hosts the largest refugee population in Africa—more than one million refugees have fled their home countries to seek asylum in Uganda. The largest number of refugees are from the neighboring countries of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the Eastern region, our Epicenter is Kamuli District The district is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society, with the predominant ethnic group being the Basoga who comprise 76 percent of the population. In the central region, we operate in Wakiso and Kampala City. Then heading over in the western region, our efforts are concentrated in Kasese District.

Kasese is located approximately 280 kilometers (170 mi) west from Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city, 40 kilometers (25 mi) north-east of Mpondwe, a town at the international border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kasese lies north of Lake George and east of Rwenzori Mountains