US EditionPHOTO ESSAY: In Uganda, a Sprawling Generation of Children Finds Its Fate Entwined with Elders
Older Ugandans bear caregiving burdens for children amid intertwined poverty challenges, with those 75+ and children facing the highest poverty rates, government data shows.
- Today, ROTOM nurse Winnie Katwesigye arrived in Uganda to check on Kemitaare as older caregivers support children left by absent parents.
- This situation arose because many children’s parents died of AIDS or moved away for work, leaving elders to raise the young generation.
- An estimated one in six households with older people are skipped generation homes where grandparents often care for grandchildren like Brenda and Parvin.
- Uganda has about 25 million children, half the population, and vaccination and mosquito net campaigns helped reduce child mortality, but poverty remains high among children and the elderly.
- The intertwining of old and young generations poses challenges that policymakers have yet to address effectively, as elders like Norah Makubuya say they must remain strong to sustain families.
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In Africa, a continent full of children, the fates of young and old are intertwined
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