Irreligion in Uganda

Irreligion in Uganda is uncommon among Ugandans, as Christianity is the predominant faith.[http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/NPHC/2014%20National%20Census%20Main%20Report.pdf Census 2014 Final Results] Only 0.9% of Ugandans claim no religion.{{cite news|title= 2002 Uganda Population and Housing Census|publisher= Census|url= http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/2002%20Census%20Final%20Reportdoc.pdf|access-date= 2013-07-05|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171012091154/http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/2002%20Census%20Final%20Reportdoc.pdf|archive-date= 2017-10-12|url-status= dead}} Most Ugandans are considered religious and there is a great stigma attached to being a non-believer.{{cite news|title= Uganda: Debating God in a God-Fearing Country |publisher= Time|date=2010-10-27|url= http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2027416,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101029035158/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2027416,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= October 29, 2010|access-date=2013-07-05}}{{cite web|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-secular-life/201703/humanists-doing-good-in-uganda-part-1|title=Humanists Doing Good in Uganda, Part 1|website=Psychology Today|access-date=14 September 2017}}

A small group of atheists such as James Onen have set up organizations opposing witchcraft and superstitions in Uganda.{{cite news|title= Atheist Ugandan works his magic on British humanists |publisher= The Guardian|date=2011-10-14|url= https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/oct/14/atheist-ugandan-british-humanists-james-onen|access-date=2013-07-05|location=London|first=Matthew|last=Cresswell}}{{cite news|title= The non-believers club |publisher= Dispatch|url= http://www.dispatch.ug/the-non-believers-club/2172/|access-date=2013-07-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/02/03/the-less-than-1-how-ugandas-atheists-are-fighting-back/|title=The Less Than 1%: How Uganda’s Atheists Are Fighting Back|access-date=18 February 2017}}

In February 2015 BiZoHa, the world's first ‘free-thinker’ orphanage, was launched in the town of Mukhoy, Kasese district in western Uganda. The campaign to start the program was primarily funded by Zoltan Istvan and Hank Pellissier.{{cite web |date=27 February 2015 |access-date=30 October 2016 |author=BiZoHa Orphanage |url=http://brighterbrains.org/articles/entry/bizoha-the-worlds-first-atheist-orphanage-launched-by-brighter-brains-insti |title=BiZoHa - the World’s First Atheist Orphanage - launched by Brighter Brains Institute |publisher=Brighter Brains Institute |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016033606/http://brighterbrains.org/articles/entry/bizoha-the-worlds-first-atheist-orphanage-launched-by-brighter-brains-insti |archive-date=16 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-worlds-first-atheist-orphanage-just-launched-a-crowdfunding-campaign/ |title=The World's First Atheist Orphanage Has Launched a Crowdfunding Campaign |author=Zoltan Istvan |date= 24 February 2015 |publisher=Motherboard.vice.com |access-date=30 October 2016}}