Uganda right now, faced with the sharp increase in prices of everyday products, Ugandans are struggling to make ends meet, blaming the situation on the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the raging war in Ukraine.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, vegetable oil prices rose another 23 percent in March. The Ugandan state minister of Finance, tried to calm the population in a Parliament address, saying Uganda wasn't the only one affected by these challenges. “The situation has been worsened by the Russian-Ukraine conflict which has further disrupted the supply of oil, cereals such as wheat, corn, sunflower oil as well as essential metals like aluminum and nickel. The two countries are major producers and exporters of these commodities. “, declared David Bahati.

Uganda is facing the worst drought in nearly a century due to climate change.In some areas, more than 40% of maize (corn) crops have been destroyed due to an army worm invasion.

Over 11 million people are facing food shortages. Many of them are children.

1.6 million People – including children – are on the verge of famine.

Many can no longer afford to get soap which costs $3 or even cooking oil sold at $4, to support themselves and their children. “We can barely buy anything. For weeks now, I have been giving the children food only boiled in water, sometimes when I get margarine, I mix it in the sauce so they can eat it. We even gave up sugar because we can't afford it, everything is very expensive. “, says Valerie Nakibuule a mother to five.