DanChurchAid in Uganda

STORIES OF CHANGE

Uganda

Breaking Barriers: One Man’s Journey in Catering has Transformed His Life in Yumbe District, West Nile Region.

Waladi is one of 18,000 youth being equipped with relevant business and life skills – and making the most of them on his inspiring journey.

Africa

Poni Rukia’s Journey from Displacement to Empowerment.

In the peaceful lands of the Omugo Refugee Settlement in Uganda’s Terego District, a remarkable story of resilience and transformation unfolds.

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Main activities

Main activities 

DCA Uganda primarily works in three thematic areas, with a strong focus on women and youth.

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus 

The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus programme supports refugees, displaced persons, and refugee hosting communities to access immediate lifesaving assistance and to participate in long-term, development interventions for self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods.

The main interventions include cash transfers, Financial Inclusion (linking Village Savings and Loans Associations to financial institutions), supporting agricultural value chains, including equitable access to markets, and promoting energy and environment conservation. This is in addition to promoting peaceful co-existence between refugees and host communities.

Build Resilience 

DCA Uganda supports marginalized women, men and youths increased access to land and other natural resources in a climate and environmentally responsible way. The aim is to enable the marginalized groups to improve their income and food security, as well as to build economic, social, and environmental resilience.

Key interventions include advocacy on land rights and pro-poor land policies, as well as supporting improved production and productivity of agricultural value chains, inclusive access to markets, and effective private sector engagement. This is in addition to promoting climate resilience and agro-ecology, disaster risk reduction, green livelihoods, financial inclusion, and youth empowerment (skilling).

Fighting Extreme Inequality 

DDCA Uganda works with partners to ensure that marginalised persons participate in and influence decision-making processes and hold duty bearers accountable in upholding human rights and in securing equitable and sustainable development. Key interventions include advocacy on Gender Justice and Social Justice, peaceful co-existence, social cohesion and inclusion, Social Accountability, and Business and Human Rights. 

PROJECTS

Uganda

Roots of Resilience: Youth Empowerment in Karamoja

Empowering youth in Karamoja through skills training and policy participation to combat poverty, improve livelihoods, and promote peace and security.

Project description

Seeds of Change: Restoring Nature and Livelihoods in Uganda

Empowering refugees through environmental protection, sustainable stoves, and tree-planting.

Donors

DCA operations in Uganda are supported by Danida, the European Union, European Union Humanitarian Aid, UNHCR, ActAlliance, Global Focus, World Resources Institute and others.