Originally published on cgiar.org by:International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on Mar 1, 2005
Reliable data on where the poor of Uganda were located were, until recently, available only for a few cities and rural areas. That has changed. In 2003, a study undertaken by the Uganda Central Bureau of Statistics, in collaboration with the Africa-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), implemented a new methodological approach that allowed researchers to estimate - for the first time - well-being in both rural and urban areas and in all regions, districts, counties and in some cases, sub-counties of the country.
The availability of spatially disaggregated poverty information is a welcome innovation. This new analysis will be of considerable use to line ministries, development partners and the entire research community involved in poverty reduction programmes. These maps become even more valuable when combined with socio-economic, environmental and other information, such as information on access to (and quality of) public services and education. Then they will provide a transparent and evidence-based means for targeting public resources and service delivery.
This report tells us where poor Ugandans lived in 1992 and 1999. Future reports will link this information with other data to determine who the poor are and why the densities of poor and the depth of their poverty vary so considerably, even across counties.
This report does more than fill an information gap that has hindered pro-poor development planning and policy formulation in Uganda. It also raises awareness of the spatial dimensions of poverty and encourages broader participation of all stakeholders in the country's poverty reduction activities while inculcating a culture of evidence-based decision making in Uganda policymaking.
Title
Where are the Poor?
Mapping Geographic Dimensions of Well-Being in Uganda–1992 and 1999
Publishers
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
International Livestock Research Institute
Launch in Kampala, Uganda
March 2005
Ordering
To order a copy or for more information contact ILRI's
Dr. Patti Kristjanson at p.kristjanson@cgiar.org