Where We Work

Living Goods currently operates in Uganda across eight districts with plans to expand to 15 more this year. LG’s core vision is to realize the replication of its innovative system across the developing world. In coming years, assuming LG is meeting its key objectives; the organization will begin replication in other countries. A half dozen major multi-national NGOs have already expressed interest in implementing the model. Depending on local circumstances, Living Goods may operate as a highly efficient non-profit social enterprise, as a contractor to government health ministries or even as a for-profit business.

Interested in adopting the Living Goods model? Organizations interested in partnering with Living Goods to replicate and/or adapt this model should contact Chuck Slaughter at cslaughter@livinggoods.org.

Country Selection
To select the optimal countries in which to implement, Living Goods started with the list of roughly 20 countries at the bottom of WHO’s health indicators index, i.e. those countries suffering the highest child and adult mortality rates. Not surprisingly, nearly all of these are in Africa. LG then created a detailed screen ranking the target countries on up to 15 criteria including: disease burdens, economic conditions, population density, political stability and the penetration of microfinance.

Uganda Health Facts
Of the 192 member countries of the U.N,. the WHO lists Uganda as one of fewer than 20 in the highest mortality strata. Less than half of those requiring health care use government facilities.