There are sundry challenges faced by vulnerable communities, groups, children, women and girls, and addressing such challenges through community support programs and donations is of main concern.

 

Vulnerability, social exclusion and lack of protection have engulfed local communities, with families and societies having little to do especially with the little incomes and lack of proper social and medical facilities.

 

The foundation bases its background and inception on the  vulnerability, social exclusion and lack of protection among vulnerable people..

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According to the Institute of Development Studies in Uganda, children constitute 59 percent of the absolutely poor group of Ugandans living in absolute poverty. They are less likely to attend school and have little control over their situation and socio-economic environment. USAID report on child vulnerability in Uganda (Nation child policy 2020) indicated that 51% of Uganda’s children suffer from multiple deprivations and vulnerabilities. Nearly one in every five children in Uganda is uneducated, and seven out of ten never finish their primary level. On average, 45% accounts for school dropouts, with the largest percentage being girls. A report by the Daily Monitor, one of Uganda’s leading newspaper, states that one million children drop out of school each year. It reported that around 1.9 million children enroll in primary one, but 800,000 sit for their Primary Leaving Examinations. There are more than 15,000 children, aged between 7 and 14, who live on Kampala's streets, with at least 100 children are taken off the roads every month, an average of 1200 children each year.

 

According to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Uganda was reported at 81.41 % in 2021, an increase from the statistics given by World Bank for the year 2019 that stood at 79.8%.

 

Many underprivileged Ugandans are at a risk of violence, HIV, lack of education and social deprivation. It is estimated that 51% of women in Uganda are likely to experience violence in their lifetime. Gender based violence in Uganda is common among women and girls, and on many occasions, cases are not reported to the authorities either for fear of shame, society judgement or stigma. The Uganda Police Force (2016-2021) crime reports document 272,737 gender-based violence cases between 2016 and 2021, with 2,278 homicides attributed to intimate partners. Domestic violence cases account for 33% of the female homicide caseload. It is reported that one in every four girls was raped for her first sexual experience, but there are very few convictions for such cases.

 

It is against this background and more that MAGIF undertakes responsibility to enhance better living, inclusiveness, social responsibility and education among the vulnerable people. We looked at vulnerable people under different classifications, but first, we considered vulnerable groups as people physically, mentally, or socially disadvantaged, who may be unable to meet their basic needs and thus require specific professional assistance. We also considered persons exposed to and/or displaced by conflict or natural hazard as vulnerable. These groups experience a higher risk of poverty, HIV, lack of education and/or social exclusion.

 

We also looked at vulnerability as the extent to which some people may be disproportionately affected by the disruption of their physical environment and social support mechanisms. We thus classified vulnerability into specific categories as my affect a person under each situation.​