Matheniko Development Forum.
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About MADEFO
Matheniko Development Forum (MADEFO) was established in December 1998 as a local indigenous organization to support Karimojong pastoralists to improve their livelihoods. MADEFO is a legal entity registered with the National NGO Board in 2000 and with the Registrar of Companies in 2001. The organization was formed as a response by the Karimojong civil society experiencing many pressing issues affecting the Karimojong. Among the issues underlying the formation of MADEFO are pervasive poverty, livelihood insecurity, low human development index, human rights violations resulting from violent armed conflict and the disarmament Programme, the devastating state of the environment and the high rate of illiteracy.
MADEFO works in a semi-arid pastoralist livelihood zone located in the eastern part of Uganda. These areas consists of wide ethnicity. The Districts of operation are Moroto, Napak, Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit, Kotido, Kaabong, and Amudat with their respective Sub-Counties. MADEFO serves an estimated population of over 509, 593 people.