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Welcome to the homepage for development in Iganga, Uganda.

Hosted by the Iganga District NGO/CBO Forum, the DevelopNet Iganga project leverages technology for better learning, and better living, in Eastern Uganda.

Here you can explore our project and meet our team and supporters.

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DNET is:

a non-profit public-use internet café
subsidized technology training for local civil society, schools, businesses and government
a center for collection and promotion of best-practices for Uganda’s nonprofit sector

DNET aims for:

Universal Accessibility of information technologies
Digitally empowered education and leadership training
“Conectivity is Productivity”: a fully informed and equipped civil society

Iganga District
Distribution 3 counties, 19 sub-counties

Population	6,000,000 (2006 estimate); 80% rural
# of hospitals	1
Health	5 Sub-Districts (1 doctor each)
Malaria:	29%
Infant Mortality Rate:	11%
NGOs/CBOs operating:	250+

REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

Area Total	236,040 km²
Population	28,800,000 (2006)
	37% below nat’l poverty line
	Density - 119 /km² 308 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)	$49.92 billion (2005)
GDP per capita	$1,626 (2005)
GNI Per capita	$280 (2005)
HIV Prevalence:	6.7%

Sources: The World Bank; International Monetary Fund; Iganga Municipal Council; UNICEF; Iganga District NGO/CBO Forum

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DevelopNet Iganga is organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, United States and is a tax-exempt not-for-profit organization approved under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (tax ID#: 72-1621172).