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Choosing to give your money to help strangers shows a high level of caring and empathy. But the choice to give only makes sense if you know your contribution is truly needed and is being used wisely and efficiently.
Poverty exists in so many places it can be difficult to know where to start helping. It makes sense to dedicate your contributions where they can do the most good. In places with severe poverty, a smaller amount of money can often make the difference between life and death. Northern Uganda has this type of extreme poverty. So donating to provide medical care in this region will truly save lives. And donating to provide education will increase the number of people who will be able to support themselves and their families in the future.
The Ugandan National Household Survey in 2016-17 revealed that in the Acholi region of Uganda, where your donations to Social Promise are put to work, about 35% of Ugandans live in households which spend less than what is necessary to meet their caloric requirements and their non-food essential needs.
It is sometimes difficult to imagine what extreme poverty really means for families, so here are some ways to think about this based on real numbers:
From the Ugandan National Survey
Poverty exists
Poverty exists in so many places it can be difficult to know where to start helping. It makes sense to dedicate your contributions where they can do the most good.
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Northern Uganda has such extreme poverty that donating to provide medical care and education in this region will often make the difference between life and death.
In the acholi region of Uganda, where your donation is put to work:
70% OF CHILDREN DO NOT EAT THREE MEALS A DAY
60% OF CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES
55% OF CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN BLANKET TO SLEEP UNDER AT NIGHT
YOUR DONATION IS TRULY NEEDED
Social Promise was approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2011, and began operations in 2012. Since then, you have donated millions of dollars to Social Promise. The vast majority, 91%, of your donations to Social Promise were directed to our programs. Only 3% of contributions was used for fundraising costs and 9% was used for operating costs. In 2020, only about 2% of contributions were used for fundraising and operating costs.
The situation in Northern Uganda remains bad, but it absolutely improving.
Life for people in this region is significantly better than in 2000, when you first chose to help them with your donation.
You are making an intelligent decision every time you give to Social Promise in support of the people – especially the children – of northern Uganda.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, YOUR KINDNESS, YOUR EMPATHY, AND YOUR TRUST.
THANK YOU FOR ACTING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
