a study of the ugandan context shows great disparity between the rich elite and the average ugandan who struggles to make ends meet. it is almost impossible for someone born in a poor family to climb up on the social ladder. the gap between the rich and the poor combined with discontent with the political status quo, endemic corruption and general feeling that the country has lost direction breeds a lot of discontent and frustration. it is in such an environment that the witchdoctors thrive, promising desperate people a miraculous way to bridge the gap from have-not to have, from failure to success and from poverty to wealth.