ADACAR CAREPOINT

Adacar is a small, rural village (in Uganda) in the shadow of Mount Moroto bordered by Karamoja to the west. The people of Adacar have struggled to survive over the past twenty years. The TESO region of Northeastern Uganda (where Adacar is located) is commonly plagued by drought and famine, death by starvation is common.

To compound the struggles of everyday life the people of Adacar have suffered at the hands of the tribal people of Karamoja. The Karamojong (cousin to the Masai warriors from Kenya) have a tribal belief that every cow in the world belongs to them. They have conducted cattle raids on the people of Adacar for decades. The raids are extremely violent, murder and rape are common during these raids.

Children’s HopeChest country director Elotu Joseph on why HopeChest chose to work in the remote village of Adacar:
“We saw a need, these people are badly off. Worse off than most in the TESO region. We have the ability to help, and we are going to.”

Children’s HopeChest has identified 211 orphaned and vulnerable children in Adacar who will benefit from the services HopeChest can provide.