Ogoloi is a community in Uganda that has suffered from insurgency that hit the Teso region in the 1980s and the LRA incursions of 2003, causing destruction of lives, property, and livelihood.
As a result, Ogoloi has a large number of child-headed households, school dropouts, and individuals who struggle with abusing alcohol. The consequences have been shortages, low levels of education, domestic violence, and the spread of HIV/AIDS. There are also high levels of poverty and low income wages. Education is very uncertain. Most children are not able to advance beyond primary school because parents cannot afford the fees. Boys are prioritized with the opportunity for education which results in early marriages, child labor, and large numbers of school dropouts.
With the partnership of Orphans of Teso, the children at Ogoloi CarePoint have the opportunity to grow physically, spiritually, and emotionally while the Orphans of Teso community also experiences positive transformation!
The Ogoloi CarePoint is part of the Orphans of Teso family of CarePoints in Eastern Uganda, which also includes Bukedea CarePoint and Ongongoja CarePoint.