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It is estimated that over 1 million seniors in Uganda live in poverty, loneliness, isolation, and hopelessness.
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Seniors are among the poorest in Uganda, with 64% living on less than one US dollar per day.
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Due to conflict, illness, and death of the middle generation, the elderly are left to care for their grandchildren alone.
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More than 600,000 orphans with HIV or AIDS in Uganda are under the care of their elderly grandparents.
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56% of the elderly in Uganda suffer from physical disabilities and 39% have visual impairments with no medical system in place to aid them.
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There is no pension plan in place to provide for those entering old age.
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There is no social system in place to look after children without parents.
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Those who are close to seniors lack the education and means to provide them the support needed to thrive.
