@oxfaminuganda.bsky.social
Oxfam in Uganda has one program anchored on four broad themes: - Gender Justice and Women’s Rights - Resilient Livelihoods - Governance and Accountability - Humanitarian Emergence and Response
Read how the GALS Methodology has brought harmony to Musa and Vivian
Musa & Vivian is one of the 30 model couples who were trained in the GALS methodology under RISE-K project - funded by Irish Aid through @oxfamireland.bsky.social
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#IrishAid #IrishAidWorks
With funding from @Oxfam Hong Kong, Oxfam & partners supported #EbolaResponse efforts in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Kyegegwa District
Oxfam's intervention strengthened community-based response efforts and protected lives during the Ebola outbreak.
WATCH ▶️ youtu.be/hX9unFfUuPQ
🆕 #NewReport
We are excited to share our #AnnualReport 2024–2025.
Together with our partners, we implemented 29 projects and reached over 260,000 people.
In Summary.
▶️110,000 (42%)-Women & Girls
▶️4,994-People with disabilities
▶️110,000-Young people
Download - uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
Hood Lubowa, Oxfam's Civic Engagement and Digital Rights Lead calls our attention to a critical truth 'Violence against women - even online in any form is unacceptable'
🔴Internet should empower not harm WOMEN and GIRLS #16DaysOfActivism2025
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.....With production of oil potentially sustained for over 25 years, oil could become a transformative source of revenue, driving Uganda's 10-fold growth strategy...
Siraji Magara, Energy & Extractives Industries Coordinator writes ➡️ oxfam.box.com/s/334ddb4mqz...
We kick start off #16DaysofActivism of ending violence against women & girls, with a newsfeature, showcasing impactful partnership with REWON in amplifying refugee women’s voices to end GBV.
👉 www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/...
“We learned skills like vertical gardening and making organic insecticides from herbs. Even the smallest space can produce a high yield.”
Maimuna Umar Nakato, Urban Food Hives farmer in Uganda.
Read more: uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
The colonial playbook is alive in the climate crisis: communities exploited, land grabs, unsafe jobs while corporations profit.
This is not a just transition. 👉Watch the full story & learn more in our new report.
policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/un...
#makerichpolluterspay
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East Africa is facing some of the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
In 2024 alone, over 63 million people across 7 countries in the region experienced severe food insecurity.
The climate crisis is deepening inequality.
Learn more in our latest report ➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
📢PRESS RELEASE
Rich, high-polluting nations have failed East Africa, delivering only 4% of the climate finance they promised under international agreements. Climate finance is not charity, it’s a matter of justice.
Read more in our latest report ➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/press...
Happening now In Malawi!! @ridproject.bsky.social partners CICOD, ELDS, DARS, Oxfam together with farmers are participating at the National Agriculture show where they have mounted a pavillion on local foods to influence policy around local foods. Agriculture runs from today until 30 August 2025.
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#OxfamInThePress
....In 1990, just one in 10 people living in extreme poverty around the world lived in Africa. In 2024, it was seven in ten. Since 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty on the continent has risen by over 40 million.
Read▶️ www.independent.co.ug/tax-the-supe...
📥Download the June Edition of Our Monthly #Newsletter!
The key highlights from the past month from project monitoring visits in West Nile and Karamoja, to our continued advocacy for women’s inclusion and equitable land reforms.
So much more inside!
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🌍 On June 27, AU & EU agri ministers meet in Rome. As hunger rises & inequality grows, will they choose people over profit?
We need food systems rooted in justice—not corporate control.
📢 Read the blog: www.oxfam.org/en/blogs/new...
#FoodSovereignty
#WorldRefugeeDay
We join the rest of the world to stand in #SolidaritywithRefugees – to say that ‘True solidarity with refugees begins with action.
Together for a world where #refugees are:
✅✅Listened to,
✅✅Heard
✅✅Given opportunities to rebuild their lives
✅✅Are not left alone.
#wrd2025
📢 Latest Newsletter Edition!
The latest edition of our monthly newsletter is out now! 🎉
It features;
✅ The LEAP II Project Closure
✅ Oxfam at the Business & Human Rights CSO Meeting
✅ Impactful blogs and project stories
✅ ...and so much more!
🔽Download uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
This week, we are hosting a delegation from @oxfamdanmark.bsky.social
Oxfam received a +💶810,000 from #DANIDA thru
Oxfam Denmark to implement a 4-year 'Humanitarian Development & Peace Initiatives for Crisis-Affected Populations' Project.
🙌Meet Ajambo Catherine, a student leader leading change at Bukana Secondary School.
➡️She leads a team of 25 peer educators (10 boys & 15 girls) at Bukana Health Club, a safe space where students share their challenges and come up with solutions together.
➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/stori...
🔴Oxfam sub-granted about 💲70,000 Emergency Response Fund💵to Western Uganda Humanitarian Platform via World Voices Uganda to support local actors in responding to and providing rapid, life-saving assistance during small-scale emergencies.
Explore the impact on the ground ➡️ youtu.be/o8BKxYZ11qg
Male engagement is key in influencing peacebuilding, gender equality & combating #GBV in West Nile.
Funded by #DANIDA through @oxfamdanmark.bsky.social, Oxfam & partners engage men as allies to harness their influence to challenge traditional gender norms
🔴Watch👉🏽 youtu.be/NRUR1LS5YSs
📢NEWEST
Download⬇️our March edition packed with updates & impact stories across our programs
Highlights⏬
✅ Joint Stand-UP for #SRHR monitoring visit
✅ Our Ebola Response
✅ #CSW69 side event outcomes
… and more!
➡️https://uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publications/oxfam-uganda-march-newsletter-0
🚨 New Report: Gender Equality in Agriculture! 🚨
The 10-year CAADP Strategy (2026–2035) is a step toward transforming Africa's agricultural future, but it MUST prioritize women’s rights and contributions.
👉 Learn more : africa.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
#GenderEquality #CAADP
"What gives me hope is global cooperation. Loss and Damage Fund, strategies on mitigation and adaptation..." Loliwe Phiri
The #ClimateWitness series shares the moments people realized the climate crisis was at their doorstep.
Take action: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
Sudan: 2 years of conflict, millions displaced, and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis unfolding.
Yet, global attention is missing.
📉 This is more than a crisis—it's a call to act.
🔍 Read the full Oxfam report:
www.oxfam.org/en/research/...
#TaxTheSuperRich💸
03.03.2025 13:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0💸 A rice trader in Uganda pays 40% in taxes. How much do billionaires pay?
The answer is shocking. Will the G20 move forward the agenda to #TaxTheSuperRich at #G20Finance?
We hit the streets with the Potato Challenge 🥔🎈 to test what people know.
Guess before watching!
Colonialism never really ended—it just took on new, billion-dollar faces.
@jasonhickel joins Nafkote & @maxlawsontin on EQUALS to break down how extreme inequality is built into the system—and what we can do about it.
Listen in: 🔗 https://buff.ly/3WQJ3Lz #TakersNotMakers #FightInequality
The gap between the richest 1% and the rest of us has widened into a chasm.
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Executive Director Amitabh Behar on how the super-rich are perpetuating modern-day colonialism.
#TakersNotMakers
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The #DRC crisis is escalating rapidly. Violence has displaced hundreds of thousands worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. Oxfam has temporarily suspended activities & staff movement in #Goma for safety. We urgently call for protection of civilians & cessation of hostilities.
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