Abstract: Although almost 25 percent of Ugandans live under the national poverty line, little is known about the residents of the Kampala slums, especially pertaining to how conditions compare to other global baselines and how existing conditions affect public policy and service delivery. This baseline analysis evaluates a pilot study and three years of cumulative data, involving 452 records from the Katanga slums collected from 2012 to 2015. The analysis examines access to health care, access to electricity, access to technology/cell phones, and educational levels; 78.6 percent report having access to a doctor, 62.4 percent report having access to food, and 87.4 percent report having access to clean water. The results can inform public policy and guide service delivery to more strategically target resources and interventions. More importantly, they underscore the importance of establishing baseline studies in similar settings as a way to gauge impact of community development programs. Keywords: Katanga, slum, Uganda, international development, education, public health