Hospice Africa Uganda received a pledge of 50 million shillings from the Ministry of Health (MoH) for the financial year 2003-4;¹⁰ this was supplemented by income raised from donors and fund-raising activities such as a sponsored walk, luncheon and flea market. Donors have included: Hospice Africa (UK), the British High Commission, the Government of Ireland, the States of Jersey, Singapore and Canada, CORDAID (Holland), CAFOD (England), SCIAF (Scotland) and the Nuffield Foundation, Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (Diana Fund), RAF (UK). Rotarians worldwide have contributed; DANIDA and USAID are committed during 2004.The Diana Fund has supported a Uganda-based training programme for other African countries (2001) and APSO, VMM ( Ireland) and VSO have supported expert volunteers. In the UK, funds are raised from two charity shops and private individual donors. In future, the hospice aims to raise 10% of its running costs in Uganda.¹¹

Mobile Hospice Mbarara¹² has been supported by CAFOD, the 3H International Rotary Grant from US (with assistance from Hospice Africa, Rotary Clubs of Coventry and Manchester) the Andrew Mitchell Christian Charitable Trust and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Little Hospice Hoima has received support from GOAL, Ireland and friends, Elizabeth Taylor Foundation (US), Global Cancer Concern (UK), the Andrew Mitchell Christian Charitable Trust (UK) . The Rotary Club of Hamilton, Victoria ( Australia) has provided a car for home care.

Patients are asked to pay 5,000 Ugandan shillings per week (towards the total weekly cost of 25,000/=) for care. Sixty per cent of patients have this contribution waived because of their poverty.