The odds that a northern Ugandan boy or young man was abducted by rebels.
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Jan 19, 2010
Jan 19, 2010
1 in 3
75 cents
The average daily income for a northern Ugandan youth.
.22
The chance that an individual abducted by the LRA will not return home.
1 in 6
The odds that a northern Ugandan girl or woman was abducted by rebels.
900,000
Number of people who remain in displacement camps in northern Uganda.
1 in 10
The rate at which babies die before their first birthday in northern Uganda.
3
The current number of GRG micro-loan projects.
418
The number of participants in GRG programs.
66,000
The number of youth and children abducted by LRA rebels in northern Uganda, many of whom were forced to kill.
8
The number of communities with current GRG projects.
1.8 million
The number of people who lost their homes at height of northern Uganda’s war.
8
The first age at which a child becomes vulnerable to abduction by the LRA.
150
The number of former child soldiers and ex-combatants in GRG projects.
23
The number of years that war has persisted in northern Uganda.
50
The percentage of LRA commanders who have had more than five forced wives.
$1.7 billion
The annual cost of the war in northern Uganda.
189
The number of women in GRG projects.
139
Number of 13 to 16-year-old girls abducted in a raid of an all-girls school and given to LRA commanders as "wives".
6
The current number of GRG brick-making projects.
12-17
The main target age for LRA abductions.
5
The number of arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes issued by the International Criminal Court against LRA leaders.
1 in 3
The number of female youth who are able to read and write in northern Uganda.
16
The current number of GRG group farming projects.
90.3
The percentage of GRG’s expenditures that go directly to programs in Uganda.